Shloka 57
Indra’s Query on Karma-vipāka and the Viśvarūpa Episode
Lalitopākhyāna Context
Devanagari script
वासुकेः पुच्छभागे तु सहिताः सर्वदेवताः / शिरोभागे तु दैतेया नियुक्तास्तत्र शौरिणा
Transliteration
vāsukeḥ pucchabhāge tu sahitāḥ sarvadevatāḥ / śirobhāge tu daiteyā niyuktāstatra śauriṇā
Translation
All the gods gathered at Vāsuki’s tail, while at his head Śauri (Kṛṣṇa) stationed the daityas.
Word by Word
vāsukeḥof Vāsuki
vāsukeḥ:
Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (षष्ठीसम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootvāsuki (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular
puccha-bhāgeat the tail-part
puccha-bhāge:
Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Location)
TypeNoun
Rootpuccha (प्रातिपदिक) + bhāga (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular; तत्पुरुष: pucchasya bhāgaḥ
tuindeed
tu:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottu (अव्यय)
FormAvyaya, particle
sahitāḥassembled/together
sahitāḥ:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootsahita (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural; predicate adjective
sarva-devatāḥall the deities
sarva-devatāḥ:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootsarva (प्रातिपदिक) + devatā (प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural; कर्मधारय: sarvā devatāḥ
śiras-bhāgeat the head-part
śiras-bhāge:
Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Location)
TypeNoun
Rootśiras (प्रातिपदिक) + bhāga (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular; तत्पुरुष: śirasaḥ bhāgaḥ
tubut
tu:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottu (अव्यय)
FormAvyaya, particle
daiteyāḥthe Daityas
daiteyāḥ:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootdaiteya (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural
niyuktāḥwere assigned/placed
niyuktāḥ:
Karma (कर्म/Patient)
TypeVerb
Rootni-√yuj (धातु) + kta (कृत् प्रत्यय)
FormPast passive participle (क्त), Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural; agrees with daiteyāḥ
tatrathere
tatra:
Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Location)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottatra (अव्यय)
FormAvyaya, adverb of place (देशवाचक)
śauriṇāby Śauri (Kṛṣṇa/Vişṇu)
śauriṇā:
Karana (करण/Agent-instrument in passive)
TypeNoun
Rootśauri (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular