Shloka 99
Śrī Kāmākṣī–Mahātripurasundarī: Immanence of Śakti and Cosmic Administration
Lalitopākhyāna
Devanagari script
अर्धरात्रे व्यतीते तु निभृतोल्लासदीपिके / किञ्चिन्निद्रालसस्यास्य पुरतस्त्रिपुरांबिका
Transliteration
ardharātre vyatīte tu nibhṛtollāsadīpike / kiñcinnidrālasasyāsya puratastripurāṃbikā
Translation
Als die Mitternacht vorüber war, im stillen Schimmer eines kleinen Lämpchens, während er leicht vom Schlaf umfangen war, erschien vor ihm die Mutter Tripurāmbikā.
Word by Word
ardha-rātreat midnight
ardha-rātre:
Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Time)
TypeNoun
Rootardha (प्रातिपदिक) + rātri (प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular; एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (रात्रेः अर्धे)
vyatītewhen (it) had passed
vyatīte:
Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Time)
TypeAdjective
Rootvi-ati-i (धातु) + vyatīta (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
FormPast passive participle (क्त), Neuter, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular; एकवचन; agrees with ardha-rātre (locative absolute sense)
tubut/then
tu:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Discourse particle)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottu (अव्यय)
FormParticle (विरोध/अन्वय/तु)
nibhṛta-ullāsa-dīpikein the softly-glowing lamplight
nibhṛta-ullāsa-dīpike:
Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location/Setting)
TypeNoun
Rootnibhṛta (प्रातिपदिक) + ullāsa (प्रातिपदिक) + dīpikā (प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular; एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (निभृतः उल्लासः यस्यां सा दीपिका)
kiñcitslightly / somewhat
kiñcit:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Adverbial)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootkiñcit (अव्यय/सर्वनाम)
FormIndeclinable quantifier (अल्पपरिमाणवाचक) used adverbially
nidrā-ālasasyaof (him) drowsy with sleep
nidrā-ālasasya:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Possessor)
TypeAdjective
Rootnidrā (प्रातिपदिक) + ālasa (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular; एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (निद्रया आलसः)
asyaof him
asya:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Possessor)
TypeNoun
Rootidam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular; एकवचन
purataḥin front (of)
purataḥ:
Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootpurataḥ (अव्यय)
FormAdverb/postposition (पुरतः = 'in front of')
tripurāmbikāTripurāmbikā (the Goddess)
tripurāmbikā:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
TypeNoun
Roottripurāmbikā (प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारयः (त्रिपुरा च अम्बिका च)