Shloka 43
Devanagari script
शान्तिस्वस्तिकरा लोके दिशांपाला: प्रकीर्तिता: । यस्यां यस्यां दिशि होते तन्मुख: शरणं व्रजेत्
Translation
Von all diesen Rishis heißt es, sie breiteten in der Welt Frieden und Heil aus und seien die Hüter der Himmelsrichtungen. In welcher Richtung auch immer sie weilen, dorthin soll man das Antlitz wenden und bei ihnen Zuflucht suchen.
Word by Word
शान्तिpeace
शान्ति:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootशान्ति
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
स्वस्तिकराःmakers of welfare/auspiciousness
स्वस्तिकराः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootस्वस्तिकर
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
लोकेin the world
लोके:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootलोक
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
दिशाम्of the directions
दिशाम्:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootदिश्
FormFeminine, Genitive, Plural
पालाःguardians/protectors
पालाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootपाल
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
प्रकीर्तिताःare proclaimed/are called
प्रकीर्तिताः:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootप्र-कीर्त्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural, Past passive participle (क्त)
यस्याम्in whichever (direction)
यस्याम्:
Adhikarana
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
FormFeminine, Locative, Singular
यस्याम्in whichever (direction)
यस्याम्:
Adhikarana
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
FormFeminine, Locative, Singular
दिशिin a direction
दिशि:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootदिश्
FormFeminine, Locative, Singular
होतेthey are/they exist (they dwell)
होते:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootभू
FormPresent, Third, Plural, Parasmaipada
तत्that
तत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
मुखःfacing (with face turned)
मुखः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootमुख
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
शरणम्refuge
शरणम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootशरण
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
व्रजेत्should go/should resort to
व्रजेत्:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootव्रज्
FormOptative (विधिलिङ्), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes