Shloka 27
Arjuna meets the Lokapālas, is tested by Indra, and is led to Amarāvatī for astra-śikṣā
Indraloka-gamana
Devanagari script
एन॑ त्वहरहर्मेरुं सूर्याचन्द्रमसौ ध्रुवम् प्रदक्षिणमुपावृत्य कुरुत: कुरुनन्दन
Translation
„O Kuru-nandana, Sonne und Mond vollziehen Tag für Tag die Pradakṣiṇā und umkreisen diesen unbeweglichen Berg Meru. Und auch alle Sterne ziehen ihre Bahnen und umkreisen von allen Seiten den König der Berge, Meru.“
Word by Word
एतौthese two (sun and moon)
एतौ:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootएतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Dual
तुindeed/but
तु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु
अहर्-अहर्day by day; daily
अहर्-अहर्:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअहर्
मेरुम्Mount Meru
मेरुम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootमेरु
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
सूर्य-चन्द्रमसौthe sun and the moon
सूर्य-चन्द्रमसौ:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootसूर्य + चन्द्रमस्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Dual
ध्रुवम्fixed/immovable (as an epithet of Meru)
ध्रुवम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootध्रुव
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
प्रदक्षिणम्clockwise; in circumambulation
प्रदक्षिणम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्रदक्षिण
उपावृत्यhaving gone around; having circled
उपावृत्य:
TypeVerb
Rootउप-आ-वृत्
Formक्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage)
कुरुतःthey do; they perform
कुरुतः:
TypeVerb
Rootकृ
FormPresent (Lat), Third, Dual, Parasmaipada
कुरु-नन्दनO delight of the Kurus (Arjuna/Yudhiṣṭhira)
कुरु-नन्दन:
TypeNoun
Rootकुरु + नन्दन
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
Speaker
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes