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Shloka 3

कल्माषपाद-शाप-कारणम्

Cause of Kalmāṣapāda’s Niyoga under a Curse

क्षितौ निपतितं काले शक्रध्वजमिवोच्छितम्‌ । तं हि दृष्टवा महेष्वासं निरस्तं पतितं भुवि,वे समय पाकर गिरे हुए ऊँचे इन्द्रध्वजकी भाँति पृथ्वीपर पड़े थे। तपतीसे विमुक्त उन महान्‌ धनुर्धर महाराजको इस प्रकार पृथ्वीपर पड़ा देख राजमन्त्री ऐसे व्याकुल हो उठे मानो उनके शरीरमें आग लग गयी हो। वे तुरंत उनके पास जा पहुँचे। स्नेहवश उनके हृदयमें घबराहट पैदा हो गयी थी

kṣitau nipatitaṁ kāle śakradhvajam ivocchritam | taṁ hi dṛṣṭvā maheṣvāsaṁ nirastaṁ patitaṁ bhuvi ||

He lay fallen upon the earth, like Indra’s lofty banner brought down in due time. Seeing that great archer cast aside and lying on the ground, the onlookers were shaken with anguish, as if their very bodies had caught fire, and they hurried toward him, their hearts trembling with affectionate concern.

क्षितौon the earth/ground
क्षितौ:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootक्षिति
FormFeminine, Locative, Singular
निपतितम्fallen down
निपतितम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootनि-पत्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular, क्त (past passive participle)
कालेat the (due) time
काले:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootकाल
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
शक्रध्वजम्Indra's banner (the banner of Śakra)
शक्रध्वजम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootशक्रध्वज
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
इवlike/as
इव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव
उच्छितम्raised/lofted
उच्छितम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootउद्-शि
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular, क्त (past passive participle)
तम्him/that one
तम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
हिindeed/for
हि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि
दृष्ट्वाhaving seen
दृष्ट्वा:
TypeVerb
Rootदृश्
Formक्त्वा (absolutive/gerund)
महेष्वासम्the great archer
महेष्वासम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootमहेष्वास
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
निरस्तम्cast down/struck down
निरस्तम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootनिर्-अस्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular, क्त (past passive participle)
पतितम्fallen
पतितम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootपत्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular, क्त (past passive participle)
भुविon the earth
भुवि:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootभू
FormFeminine, Locative, Singular

गन्धर्व उवाच

गन्धर्व (Gandharva, speaker)
शक्र (Śakra/Indra)
ध्वज (banner/standard)
पृथ्वी/क्षितिः/भूः (earth/ground)
महेष्वास (a great archer; unnamed in this pāda)