Shloka 3

Sagarapratijñāpālana (Fulfilment of Sagara’s Vow) — Keśinī-vivāha and Royal Return

Devanagari script

स तस्या राजशार्दूलो विधिवद्वह्निसाक्षिकम् / शुभे मुहूर्ते केशिन्याः पार्णिं जग्राह भूमिपः

Transliteration

sa tasyā rājaśārdūlo vidhivadvahnisākṣikam / śubhe muhūrte keśinyāḥ pārṇiṃ jagrāha bhūmipaḥ

Translation

Jener König, ein Tiger unter den Herrschern, ergriff nach rechtem Ritus, mit dem heiligen Feuer als Zeugen, zur glückverheißenden Stunde Keśinīs Hand.

Word by Word

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• tasyāḥ: of her
• tasyāḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Genitive (षष्ठी/6), Singular (एकवचन)

• rāja-śārdūlaḥ: the tiger among kings
• rāja-śārdūlaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rājan + śārdūla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); karmadhāraya: ‘śārdūla iva rājā’ (tiger among kings)

• vidhi-vat: according to the prescribed rite
• vidhi-vat: Prakāra (प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vidhi-vat (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), adverb (क्रियाविशेषण) meaning ‘according to rule’

• vahni-sākṣikam: with fire as witness
• vahni-sākṣikam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vahni + sākṣika (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन); tatpuruṣa: ‘vahniḥ sākṣī yasya’ (with fire as witness)

• śubhe: in an auspicious
• śubhe: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śubha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter (पुं/नपुं), Locative (सप्तमी/7), Singular (एकवचन); used with muhūrte

• muhūrte: at the moment (time)
• muhūrte: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muhūrta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Locative (सप्तमी/7), Singular (एकवचन)

• keśinyāḥ: of Keśinī
• keśinyāḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: keśinī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Genitive (षष्ठी/6), Singular (एकवचन)

• pāṇim: hand (in marriage)
• pāṇim: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pāṇi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन)

• jagrāha: took, grasped
• jagrāha: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √grah (ग्रह्)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• bhūmipaḥ: the king
• bhūmipaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhūmi + pa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); tatpuruṣa: ‘bhūmeḥ pālakaḥ’