Shloka 9
Bhārgava’s Resolve after His Father’s Slaying
Parashurama’s Vow against the Kshatriyas
Devanagari script
क्षत्रवंश्यानशेषेण हत्वा तद्देहलोहितैः / करिष्ये तर्पणं पित्रोरिति निश्चित्य भार्गवः
Transliteration
kṣatravaṃśyānaśeṣeṇa hatvā taddehalohitaiḥ / kariṣye tarpaṇaṃ pitroriti niścitya bhārgavaḥ
Translation
Bhargava beschloss: 'Nachdem ich das Geschlecht der Kshatriyas restlos getötet habe, werde ich meinen Eltern mit dem Blut ihrer Körper das Tarpan-Opfer darbringen.'
Word by Word
kṣatra-vaṃśyānkṣatriya descendants
kṣatra-vaṃśyān:
Karma (कर्म/Object)
TypeNoun
Rootkṣatra (प्रातिपदिक) + vaṃśya (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), बहुवचन; समासः तत्पुरुष: ‘क्षत्रस्य वंश्याः’
aśeṣeṇacompletely, without remainder
aśeṣeṇa:
Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootaśeṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
Formअव्ययीभावार्थे तृतीया-एकवचन-रूपेण क्रियाविशेषणवत् (instrumental used adverbially): ‘without remainder, entirely’
hatvāhaving slain
hatvā:
Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Roothan (धातु)
Formक्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (having slain)
tatof those
tat:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeAdjective
Roottad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; समासे पूर्वपद-रूपेण (of those)
deha-lohitaiḥwith the blood of their bodies
deha-lohitaiḥ:
Karaṇa (करण/Instrument)
TypeNoun
Rootdeha (प्रातिपदिक) + lohita (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन; समासः तत्पुरुष: ‘देहस्य लोहितम्’ (blood of bodies)
kariṣyeI shall do
kariṣye:
Kriyā (क्रिया/Verb)
TypeVerb
Rootkṛ (धातु)
Formलृट् (Simple Future/लृट्), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद
tarpaṇamlibation/oblation (tarpana)
tarpaṇam:
Karma (कर्म/Object)
TypeNoun
Roottarpaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन
pitroḥof (my) two fathers (father and ancestor)
pitroḥ:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootpitṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), द्विवचन
itithus
iti:
Vākyārtha-dyotaka (वाक्यार्थ-द्योतक)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootiti (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय, वाक्य-समाप्ति/उद्धरणसूचक (quotative particle)
niścityahaving decided
niścitya:
Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootniś-ci (धातु √ci/√cit with nis-)
Formक्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund): ‘having ascertained/decided’
bhārgavaḥBhārgava (Paraśurāma)
bhārgavaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootbhārgava (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; गोत्र/पैत्रिक-नाम