Shloka 2
Śrī Kāmākṣī–Mahātripurasundarī: Immanence of Śakti and Cosmic Administration
Lalitopākhyāna
Devanagari script
श्रीकामाक्षीति सा देवी महात्रिपुरसुंदरी / भूमण्डलस्थिता देवी किं करोति महेश्वरी / एतस्याश्चरितं दिव्यं वद मे वदतां वर
Transliteration
śrīkāmākṣīti sā devī mahātripurasuṃdarī / bhūmaṇḍalasthitā devī kiṃ karoti maheśvarī / etasyāścaritaṃ divyaṃ vada me vadatāṃ vara
Translation
That Goddess, Mahātripurasundarī, is known as Śrī Kāmākṣī. The Maheśvarī who abides upon the earth—what does she do? Tell me her divine and wondrous deeds, O best among speakers.
Word by Word
śrī-kāmākṣīŚrī Kāmākṣī
śrī-kāmākṣī:
Karta (कर्ता) / topic
TypeNoun
Rootśrī (श्री) + kāmākṣī (कामाक्षी) (प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine, Nominative (1), Singular; honorific title-name
itithus (called)
iti:
Vākyārtha-sūcaka (वाक्यार्थसूचक)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootiti (अव्यय)
FormQuotative particle (इति-निपात)
sāshe
sā:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Roottad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine, Nominative (1), Singular; pronoun
devīgoddess
devī:
Karta (कर्ता) / apposition
TypeNoun
Rootdevī (देवी) (प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine, Nominative (1), Singular
mahā-tripura-sundarīMahātripurasundarī
mahā-tripura-sundarī:
Karta (कर्ता) / apposition
TypeNoun
Rootmahā (महा) + tripurā (त्रिपुरा) + sundarī (सुन्दरी) (प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine, Nominative (1), Singular; appositional name
bhū-maṇḍala-sthitāsituated on the earth
bhū-maṇḍala-sthitā:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootbhū (भू) + maṇḍala (मण्डल) + sthita (स्थित, √sthā + kta)
FormPast passive participle (क्त-कृदन्त) used adjectivally; Feminine, Nominative, Singular; 'situated on the earth-circle'
devīthe goddess
devī:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootdevī (देवी) (प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine, Nominative (1), Singular; repetition for emphasis
kimwhat?
kim:
Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootkim (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
FormInterrogative particle used adverbially (प्रश्न-अव्यय)
karotidoes
karoti:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√kṛ (कृ धातु)
FormPresent (लट्), 3rd person, Singular, Parasmaipada
maheśvarīthe Great Goddess
maheśvarī:
Karta (कर्ता) / apposition
TypeNoun
Rootmaheśvarī (महेश्वरी) (प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine, Nominative (1), Singular; epithet
etasyaof this (one)
etasya:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootetat (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine/Neuter, Genitive (6), Singular
āścaritamdeed, story
āścaritam:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootā-carita (आचरित) (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Accusative (2), Singular
divyamdivine
divyam:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootdivya (दिव्य) (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Accusative (2), Singular; qualifies 'āścaritam'
vadatell
vada:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√vad (वद् धातु)
FormImperative (लोट्), 2nd person, Singular, Parasmaipada
meto me
me:
Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
TypeNoun
Rootasmad (अस्मद् सर्वनाम)
FormDative (4/चतुर्थी), Singular; enclitic form
vadatāmof speakers
vadatām:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Root√vad (वद् धातु) + śatṛ (शतृ)
FormPresent active participle (शतृ-कृदन्त) used substantively; Masculine, Genitive (6), Plural (बहुवचन)
varaO best (one)
vara:
Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
TypeNoun
Rootvara (वर) (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Vocative (8/सम्बोधन), Singular