Shloka 70
Rāma–Jāmadagnya-janma-kāraṇa and Kṣatra-kṣaya
Paraśurāma’s origins and the depletion/restoration of kṣatriya lineages
Devanagari script
ततः कालेन पृथिवी पीड्यमाना दुरात्मभि:
Translation
Dann, als die Zeit verging, wurde die Erde von ruchlosen Menschen durch ihre Gewalttaten bedrängt. Durch diese Umkehr der Ordnung begann sie bald in Richtung Rasātala zu sinken, denn damals schützten die Kṣatriyas—die Hüter des Dharma—sie nicht in der vorgeschriebenen Weise.
Word by Word
ततःthen, thereafter
ततः:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootततस्
कालेनby time / in course of time
कालेन:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootकाल
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
पृथिवीthe earth
पृथिवी:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootपृथिवी
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
पीड्यमानाbeing oppressed/afflicted
पीड्यमाना:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootपीड्
Formशानच् (present passive participle), Passive, Feminine, Nominative, Singular
दुरात्मभिःby evil-souled (people)
दुरात्मभिः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootदुरात्मन्
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
Speaker
वासुदेव उवाच
Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes