Shloka 8
Devanagari script
क्व सत्त्वमस्मद्बाहुनां क्वेयं दुर्ल्ललिता वधूः / अकाण्ड एव विधिना कृतो ऽयं निष्ठुरो विधिः
Transliteration
kva sattvamasmadbāhunāṃ kveyaṃ durllalitā vadhūḥ / akāṇḍa eva vidhinā kṛto 'yaṃ niṣṭhuro vidhiḥ
Translation
Where is the valor of our arms, and whence comes this tender bride? Unbidden, Fate has wrought this harsh decree.
Word by Word
क्वwhere?
क्व:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/प्रश्न-सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootक्व (अव्यय)
FormInterrogative adverb (प्रश्नवाचक-अव्यय)
सत्त्वम्valor, courage
सत्त्वम्:
Karta (कर्ता/subject)
TypeNoun
Rootसत्त्व (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)
अस्मद्-बाहूनाम्of our arms
अस्मद्-बाहूनाम्:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/possessor)
TypeNoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + बाहु (प्रातिपदिक)
FormTatpuruṣa (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष): 'our arms'; Masculine, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Plural (बहुवचन)
क्वwhere?
क्व:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/प्रश्न-सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootक्व (अव्यय)
FormInterrogative adverb (प्रश्नवाचक-अव्यय)
इयम्this (woman)
इयम्:
Karta (कर्ता/subject)
TypeNoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular
दुर्ललिताhard to tame / ill-brought-up
दुर्ललिता:
Visheshana (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootदुर्ललित (प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; adjective qualifying 'वधूः'
वधूःbride, young woman
वधूः:
Karta (कर्ता/subject)
TypeNoun
Rootवधू (प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular
अकाण्डेwithout cause; unexpectedly
अकाण्डे:
Adhikarana (अधिकरण/locative)
TypeNoun
Rootअकाण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular; adverbial locative
एवindeed, just
एव:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव (अव्यय)
FormParticle (निपात), emphatic
विधिनाby fate; by ordinance
विधिना:
Karana (करण/instrument)
TypeNoun
Rootविधि (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular
कृतःmade, done
कृतः:
Kriya (क्रिया/predicative)
TypeVerb
Rootकृ (धातु) → कृत (कृदन्त)
FormPast passive participle (क्त/ktá); Masculine, Nominative, Singular; agrees with 'विधिः'
अयम्this
अयम्:
Visheshana (विशेषण/demonstrative)
TypeNoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; deictic pronoun
निष्ठुरःcruel, harsh
निष्ठुरः:
Visheshana (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootनिष्ठुर (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; adjective qualifying 'विधिः'
विधिःfate, decree
विधिः:
Karta (कर्ता/subject)
TypeNoun
Rootविधि (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular