Shloka 7
Indra’s Query on Karma-vipāka and the Viśvarūpa Episode
Lalitopākhyāna Context
Devanagari script
संसारस्तीर्थयात्रा वा को ऽधिको ऽस्ति तयोर्गुमः / वदन्तु तद्विनिश्चित्य भवन्तो मदनुग्रहात्
Transliteration
saṃsārastīrthayātrā vā ko 'dhiko 'sti tayorgumaḥ / vadantu tadviniścitya bhavanto madanugrahāt
Translation
Between saṃsāra and pilgrimage to the tīrthas, which is the greater in merit? Decide it with certainty and speak, by my favor.
Word by Word
saṃsāraḥworldly existence
saṃsāraḥ:
Viṣaya (विषय)
TypeNoun
Rootsaṃsāra (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन
tīrtha-yātrāpilgrimage to sacred places
tīrtha-yātrā:
Viṣaya (विषय)
TypeNoun
Roottīrtha (प्रातिपदिक) + yātrā (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: तीर्थस्य यात्रा
vāor
vā:
Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootvā (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; विकल्प (disjunctive particle: or)
kaḥwhich/what (one)
kaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootkim (प्रातिपदिक)
Formसर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन; प्रश्नवाचक
adhikaḥsuperior
adhikaḥ:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootadhika (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तुलनावाचक (comparative sense: superior)
astiis
asti:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootas (धातु)
Formलट् (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; √अस् (भुवि)
tayoḥof the two
tayoḥ:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Roottad (प्रातिपदिक)
Formसर्वनाम, षष्ठी (6th case), द्विवचन; ‘of the two’
guṇaḥmerit/advantage
guṇaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootguṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन
vadantulet (them) say
vadantu:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootvad (धातु)
Formलोट् (Imperative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; √वद् (वचने)
tatthat (matter)
tat:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Roottad (प्रातिपदिक)
Formसर्वनाम, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन; कर्म (object of viniścitya)
viniścityahaving ascertained
viniścitya:
Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootvi-ni-√ci (धातु)
Formक्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्यय; √चि (चयन/निश्चय) with उपसर्ग vi+ni; अर्थ: having ascertained/decided
bhavantaḥyou (revered ones)
bhavantaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootbhavant (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), बहुवचन; आदरार्थ-प्रयोग (honorific ‘you all’)
mat-anugrahātby my favor/through my grace
mat-anugrahāt:
Apādāna (अपादान)
TypeNoun
Rootmad (प्रातिपदिक) + anugraha (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th case), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: मम अनुग्रहः; अपादान (ablative: because of/from)