Shloka 12

Āstīka Stops the Sarpa-satra; Royal Closure and Protective Phalaśruti (आस्तीकः सर्पसत्रनिवर्तनम्)

Devanagari script

वसामेदोवहा: कुल्या नागानां सम्प्रवर्तिता: । ववौ गन्धश्च तुमुलो दह्तामनिशं तदा,नागोंकी चर्बी और मेदसे भरे हुए कितने ही नाले बह चले। निरन्तर जलनेवाले सर्पोंकी तीखी दुर्गन्ध चारों ओर फैल रही थी

Transliteration

śaunaka uvāca |

vasāmedovahāḥ kulyā nāgānāṃ sampravartitāḥ |

vavau gandhaś ca tumulo dahyatām aniśaṃ tadā ||

Translation

নাগদের চর্বি ও মেদ বহনকারী নালাগুলি প্রবাহিত হতে লাগল; আর অবিরাম দগ্ধ হতে থাকা সাপদের তীব্র দুর্গন্ধ তখন সর্বত্র ছড়িয়ে পড়ল।

Word by Word

• वसा-मेदो-वहाः: channels/canals carrying fat and marrow
• वसा-मेदो-वहाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसामेदोवह
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural

• कुल्याः: channels, trenches
• कुल्याः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुल्या
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural

• नागानाम्: of the serpents
• नागानाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाग
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• सम्प्रवर्तिताः: set in motion, started flowing
• सम्प्रवर्तिताः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्+प्र+वृत्
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural, क्त (past passive participle)

• ववौ: blew, wafted
• ववौ: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: वा
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• गन्धः: smell, stench
• गन्धः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: गन्ध
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• तुमुलः: violent, intense
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तुमुल
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• दह्यमानानाम्: of those being burnt
• दह्यमानानाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Verb
• Root: दह्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Plural, शानच् (present passive participle)

• निशम्: constantly, without pause
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: निशम्

• तदा: then
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा

Speaker

शौनक उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Śaunaka
• Nāgas (serpents)