Shloka 24
Śṛṅgī’s Curse on King Parikṣit
Parikṣit–Śṛṅgī–Takṣaka Causal Link
Devanagari script
अथवा संस्कृतं भोज्यं दूषयन्तु भुजड़मा: । स्वेन मूत्रपुरीषेण सर्वभोज्यविनाशिना,“अथवा सर्पगण उस यज्ञके संस्कारयुक्त भोज्य पदार्थको अपने मल-मूत्रोंद्वारा, जो सब प्रकारकी भोजन-सामग्रीका विनाश करनेवाले हैं, दूषित कर दें”
Transliteration
athavā saṁskṛtaṁ bhojyaṁ dūṣayantu bhujaṅgamāḥ | svena mūtrapurīṣeṇa sarvabhojyavināśinā ||
Translation
Or else, let the serpents defile the consecrated food prepared for that sacrifice with their own urine and feces—pollutants that ruin all provisions.
Word by Word
अथवाor else
अथवा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअथवा
संस्कृतम्well-prepared, consecrated
संस्कृतम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootसंस्कृत
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
भोज्यम्food (to be eaten)
भोज्यम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootभोज्य
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
दूषयन्तुlet them defile/spoil
दूषयन्तु:
TypeVerb
Rootदूष्
FormImperative (Lot), Third, Plural, Parasmaipada
भुजङ्गमाःserpents
भुजङ्गमाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootभुजङ्गम
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
स्वेनwith their own
स्वेन:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootस्व
FormMasculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Singular
मूत्रपुरीषेणwith urine and feces
मूत्रपुरीषेण:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootमूत्रपुरीष
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Singular
सर्वभोज्यविनाशिनाdestroying all food
सर्वभोज्यविनाशिना:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्वभोज्यविनाशिन्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Singular
Speaker
शेष उवाच
Characters & Entities
Ś
ŚeṣaB
bhujaṅgamāḥ (serpents)S
saṁskṛta-bhojya (consecrated sacrificial food)Sandhi Notes