Shloka 4
Varāha-uddhāraṇa and the Re-constitution of Bhū-maṇḍala
Earth after Pralaya
Devanagari script
निशयामिव खद्योतः प्रावृट् काले ततस्तदा / तदा कामेन तरसामन्यामानःस्वयं धिया
Transliteration
niśayāmiva khadyotaḥ prāvṛṭ kāle tatastadā / tadā kāmena tarasāmanyāmānaḥsvayaṃ dhiyā
Translation
Wie ein Glühwürmchen in der Nacht der Regenzeit, so suchte er damals, vom Drang des Verlangens getrieben, mit eigenem Geist anderswo.
Word by Word
niśayāmnight
niśayām:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootniśā (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)
ivalike/as
iva:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/marker)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootiva (अव्यय)
Formउपमा-अव्यय (particle of comparison)
khadyotaḥfirefly
khadyotaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootkhadyota (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)
prāvṛṭthe rainy season
prāvṛṭ:
Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootprāvṛṭ (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); ऋतु-विशेषः (name of season)
kālein (the) time/season
kāle:
Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootkāla (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)
tataḥthereupon/from that
tataḥ:
Apadana (अपादान)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottataḥ (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय (indeclinable), अपादानार्थक/क्रमसूचक (from there/thereupon)
tadāthen
tadā:
Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottadā (अव्यय)
Formकालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)
tadāat that time
tadā:
Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottadā (अव्यय)
Formकालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)
kāmenaby desire/impulse
kāmena:
Karana (करण)
TypeNoun
Rootkāma (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)
tarasāwith speed/force
tarasā:
Karana (करण)
TypeNoun
Roottaras (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular); अव्ययीभावार्थे (in the sense of speed/force)
manyamānaḥthinking/considering
manyamānaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeVerb
Rootman (धातु) + śānac (शानच्)
Formवर्तमान-कृदन्त (present participle), परस्मैपदी-प्रयोग (active sense), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)
svayamby himself
svayam:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootsvayam (अव्यय)
Formआत्मवाचक-अव्यय (reflexive adverb)
dhiyāby intellect
dhiyā:
Karana (करण)
TypeNoun
Rootdhī (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)