Shloka 14
Ādi-parva Adhyāya 97: Satyavatī’s appeal and Bhīṣma’s reaffirmation of satya
Devanagari script
संध्यां वसिष्ठमासीनं तमत्यभिसूता: पुरा । तेन कोपाद् वयं शप्ता योनौ सम्भवतेति ह
Transliteration
sandhyāṃ vasiṣṭham āsīnaṃ tam atyabhisūtāḥ purā | tena kopād vayaṃ śaptā yonau sambhavateti ha ||
Translation
Vaiśaṃpāyana sprach: „Einst, als der Weise Vasiṣṭha zur Zeit des Dämmerungsritus (sandhyā) saß, benahmen wir uns ihm gegenüber in schwerer Ungebühr. Darum verfluchte er uns im Zorn mit den Worten: ‚Ihr sollt aus einem Mutterleib geboren werden.‘“
Word by Word
सन्ध्याम्evening-twilight (time)
सन्ध्याम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootसन्ध्या
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
वसिष्ठम्Vasiṣṭha
वसिष्ठम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवसिष्ठ
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
आसीनम्seated
आसीनम्:
Karma
TypeVerb
Rootआस्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular, क्त (past participle)
तम्him
तम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
अतिover, beyond, excessively
अति:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअति
अभिसूताःpressed/urged on, driven (towards)
अभिसूताः:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootअभि-√सू
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural, क्त (past participle)
पुराformerly, once
पुरा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपुरा
तेनby him/therefore
तेन:
Karana
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Singular
कोपात्from anger
कोपात्:
Apadana
TypeNoun
Rootकोप
FormMasculine, Ablative, Singular
वयम्we
वयम्:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
FormNominative, Plural
शप्ताःcursed
शप्ताः:
TypeVerb
Rootशप्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural, क्त (past participle)
योनौin a womb, in a birth
योनौ:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootयोनि
FormFeminine, Locative, Singular
सम्भवतेis born/comes into existence
सम्भवते:
TypeVerb
Rootसम्-√भू
FormPresent, Indicative, Third, Singular, Atmanepada
इतिthus
इति:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइति
हindeed, surely (emphatic particle)
ह:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootह
Speaker
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Characters & Entities
V
VaiśampāyanaV
VasiṣṭhaS
Sandhyā (twilight worship/time)Sandhi Notes