Shloka 26

Devanagari script

नाशकत्‌ तानि मघवा जेतु सर्वायुधैरपि । अथ सर्वेडमरा रुद्रं जग्मु: शरणमर्दिता:,इन्द्र अपने सम्पूर्ण अस्त्र-शस्त्रोंका प्रयोग करके भी उन पुरोंपर विजय न पा सके। तब पीड़ित हुए समस्त देवता रुद्रदेवकी शरणमें गये

Transliteration

nāśakat tāni maghavā jetuṁ sarvāyudhair api | atha sarve ’marā rudraṁ jagmuḥ śaraṇam arditāḥ ||

Translation

Maghavā (Indra) was unable to conquer those cities even after employing all his weapons. Then all the gods, distressed and afflicted, went to Rudra for refuge.

Word by Word

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• अशकत्: was not able
• Type: Verb
• Root: शक्
• Form: लङ् (imperfect), 3, singular, परस्मैपद

• तानि: those (things/fortresses)
• तानि: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: neuter, accusative, plural

• मघवा: Maghavan (Indra)
• मघवा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: मघवन्
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• जेतुम्: to conquer
• Type: Verb
• Root: जि
• Form: tumun (infinitive)

• सर्व: with all
• सर्व: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: neuter, instrumental, plural

• आयुधैः: weapons
• आयुधैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: आयुध
• Form: neuter, instrumental, plural

• अपि: even/also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

• अथ: then
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: masculine, nominative, plural

• अमराः: immortals (gods)
• अमराः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अमर
• Form: masculine, nominative, plural

• रुद्रम्: Rudra
• रुद्रम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र
• Form: masculine, accusative, singular

• जग्मुः: went
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम्
• Form: लिट् (perfect), 3, plural, परस्मैपद

• शरणम्: refuge
• शरणम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: शरण
• Form: neuter, accusative, singular

• अर्दिताः: afflicted/tormented
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अर्दित
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), masculine, nominative, plural

Speaker

वायुदेव उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Maghavā (Indra)
• Amarāḥ (the gods/devas)
• Rudra (Śiva)
• tāni purāṇi (those cities/fortresses)