Shloka 12
पञ्चमहाभूतगुण-इन्द्रियनिग्रह-उपदेशः | Teaching on the Qualities of the Five Elements and Sense-Control
Devanagari script
उत्तड़कस्तु महाराज तपो5तप्यत् सुदुश्चरम् । आरिराधयिषुर्विष्णुं बहून् वर्षमणान् विभु:,महाराज! प्रभावशाली उत्तड़कने भगवान् विष्णुकी आराधनाकी इच्छासे बहुत वर्षोंतक अत्यन्त दुष्कर तपस्या की थी
Transliteration
Uttaṅkastu mahārāja tapo 'tapyat suduścaram | ārīrādhayiṣur Viṣṇuṁ bahūn varṣa-gaṇān vibhuḥ ||
Translation
Mārkaṇḍeya sprach: „O großer König, der mächtige Uttaṅka, der die Gunst des Herrn Viṣṇu erringen wollte, nahm eine überaus schwere Askese auf sich und übte sie viele Jahre lang.“
Word by Word
उत्तडकःUttadaka (proper name)
उत्तडकः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootउत्तडक
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
तुbut/indeed
तु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु
महाराजO great king
महाराज:
TypeNoun
Rootमहाराज
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
तपःausterity/penance
तपः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootतपस्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
अतप्यत्performed (penance)
अतप्यत्:
TypeVerb
Rootतप्
FormImperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
सुदुश्चरम्very difficult to perform
सुदुश्चरम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootसुदुश्चर
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
आरिराधयिषुःdesiring to propitiate
आरिराधयिषुः:
TypeAdjective
Rootआरिराधयिषु
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
विष्णुम्Viṣṇu
विष्णुम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootविष्णु
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
बहून्many
बहून्:
TypeAdjective
Rootबहु
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
वर्षमणान्years (as a measure of time)
वर्षमणान्:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootवर्षमण
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
विभुःmighty/powerful
विभुः:
TypeAdjective
Rootविभु
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
Speaker
मार्कण्डेय उवाच
Characters & Entities
M
MārkaṇḍeyaU
UttaṅkaV
ViṣṇuM
Mahārāja (Yudhiṣṭhira)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes