Shloka 27
Book 10, Adhyāya 12: Aśvatthāmā’s Request for the Cakra and the Brahmaśiras Context
Devanagari script
यः साक्षाद् देवदेवेशं शितिकण्ठमुमापतिम् । बन्द्धयुद्धे पराजिष्णुस्तोषयामास शड्करम्
Transliteration
yaḥ sākṣād devadeveśaṃ śitikaṇṭham umāpatim | baddhayuddhe parājiṣṇus toṣayāmāsa śaṅkaram ||
Translation
যিনি স্বয়ং দেবদেবেশ্বর নীলকণ্ঠ উমাপতি শঙ্করকে—বদ্ধযুদ্ধে পরাজয়ের সম্ভাবনা থাকা সত্ত্বেও—প্রসন্ন করতে সক্ষম হয়েছিলেন।
Word by Word
यःwho
यः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
साक्षात्directly, in person
साक्षात्:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसाक्षात्
देवदेवेशम्the lord of the lords of gods
देवदेवेशम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootदेव-देव-ईश
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
शितिकण्ठम्the blue-throated one (Śiva)
शितिकण्ठम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootशितिकण्ठ
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
उमापतिम्the husband of Umā
उमापतिम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootउमा-पति
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
बद्धयुद्धेin a close/locked combat
बद्धयुद्धे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootबद्ध-युद्ध
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
पराजिष्णुःone who is prone to defeat (i.e., was being defeated)
पराजिष्णुः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootपराजिष्णु
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
तोषयामासpleased, satisfied
तोषयामास:
TypeVerb
Rootतुष्
FormPerfect (Periphrastic), Third, Singular
शङ्करम्Śaṅkara (Śiva)
शङ्करम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootशङ्कर
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
Speaker
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Characters & Entities
V
VaiśampāyanaŚ
ŚivaŚ
ŚaṅkaraD
DevadeveśaŚ
ŚitikaṇṭhaU
UmāU
UmāpatiVerse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Sandhi Notes