Shloka 16

Pātāla-varṇana (Nārada’s Description of the Netherworld) / पातालवर्णनम्

Devanagari script

अक्षयाणि किलैतानि विवर्तन्ते सम मातले । अनुभावप्रयुक्तानि सुरैरवजितानि ह

Transliteration

akṣayāṇi kilaitāni vivartante sma mātale | anubhāva-prayuktāni surair avajitāni ha deva-sārathe ||

Translation

Kaṇva sprach: „Wahrlich, o Mātali, diese Waffen sind unvergänglich. Von ihrer innewohnenden Macht in Bewegung gesetzt, strecken sie den Feind nieder und kehren dann wieder in die Hand ihres rechtmäßigen Herrn zurück. Einst gebrauchten die Dānava sie nach Maß ihrer Kraft; nun aber haben die Götter sie bezwungen und unter ihre Herrschaft gebracht, o Wagenlenker der Devas.“

Word by Word

• {'akṣayāṇi': 'imperishable, inexhaustible (weapons that do not perish or run out)', 'kila': 'indeed, it is said

• emphatic particle', 'etāni': 'these', 'vivartante sma': 'used to return/turn back (narrative past with sma)', 'mātale': 'O Mātali (vocative), Indra’s charioteer', 'anubhāva': 'inherent power, potency, efficacy', 'prayuktāni': 'employed, discharged, set in motion', 'suraiḥ': 'by the gods (Devas)', 'avajitāni': 'conquered, won over, brought under control', 'ha': 'indeed

• narrative particle', 'deva-sārathi': 'charioteer of the gods

Speaker

कण्व उवाच

Characters & Entities

• कण्व (Kaṇva)
• मातलि (Mātali)
• देवाः/सुराः (Devas)
• दैत्याः/दानवाः (Daityas/Dānavas)
• अस्त्र-शस्त्र (divine weapons)