Shloka 2

सोमवर्णनम्

Graha–Ratha–Aśva Varṇana, Dhruva-Nibaddha Gati, Maṇḍala-Pramāṇa, Graha-Arcana

Devanagari script

दशभिश्चाकृशैरश्वैर् नानावर्णै रथः स्मृतः शुक्रस्य क्ष्मामयैर्युक्तो दैत्याचार्यस्य धीमतः

Transliteration

daśabhiścākṛśairaśvair nānāvarṇai rathaḥ smṛtaḥ śukrasya kṣmāmayairyukto daityācāryasya dhīmataḥ

Translation

Der Wagen des weisen Śukra—des Lehrers der Daityas—wird beschrieben als von zehn unermüdlichen Pferden vieler Farben gezogen und mit aus der Erde geborenen, irdischen Bestandteilen ausgestattet.

Word by Word

• दशभिः: by ten

• च: and

• अकृशैः: not emaciated, unwearied/strong

• अश्वैः: horses

• नानावर्णैः: of various colors

• रथः: chariot

• स्मृतः: is said/remembered (as)

• शुक्रस्य: of Śukra

• क्ष्मामयैः: made of earth/terrestrial in nature

• युक्तः: yoked/fitted/connected

• दैत्याचार्यस्य: of the teacher (ācārya) of the Daityas

• धीमतः: of the wise/intelligent one

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)