Shloka 46
Chapter 84: Brahmā’s Counsel on Tāraka, the Search for Agni, and the Genesis of Skanda
Kārttikeya
Devanagari script
एवमेता महाभागा यज्ञिया: सर्वकामदा: । रोहिण्य इति जानीहि नैताभ्यो विद्यते परम्,इस प्रकार ये महाभाग्यशालिनी गौएँ यज्ञका प्रधान अंग हैं और सबको सम्पूर्ण कामनाएँ देनेवाली हैं। तुम इन्हें रोहिणी समझो। इनसे बढ़कर दूसरा कुछ नहीं है
Transliteration
evam etā mahābhāgā yajñiyāḥ sarvakāmadāḥ | rohiṇya iti jānīhi naitābhyo vidyate param ||
Translation
Vyāsa said: “Thus these highly blessed cows are integral to sacrificial rites and are bestowers of every desired good. Know them as ‘Rohiṇīs’; nothing surpasses them.”
Word by Word
एवम्thus, in this manner
एवम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएवम्
एताःthese
एताः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootएतद्
FormFeminine, Nominative, Plural
महाभागाःhighly fortunate, noble
महाभागाः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootमहाभाग
FormFeminine, Nominative, Plural
यज्ञियाःfit for sacrifice, sacrificial
यज्ञियाः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootयज्ञिय
FormFeminine, Nominative, Plural
सर्वकामदाःgranting all desires
सर्वकामदाः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्वकामद
FormFeminine, Nominative, Plural
रोहिण्यःRohiṇīs (name/class of cows)
रोहिण्यः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootरोहिणी
FormFeminine, Nominative, Plural
इतिthus, as (so called)
इति:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइति
जानीहिknow (you), understand
जानीहि:
TypeVerb
Rootज्ञा
FormImperative, Second, Singular, Parasmaipada
नnot
न:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
एताभ्यःthan these, from these
एताभ्यः:
Apadana
TypePronoun
Rootएतद्
FormFeminine, Ablative, Plural
विद्यतेexists, is found
विद्यते:
TypeVerb
Rootविद्
FormPresent, Third, Singular, Atmanepada
परम्higher, superior (anything)
परम्:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootपर
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
Speaker
व्यास उवाच
Characters & Entities
V
VyāsaR
Rohiṇīs (cows)Y
yajña (sacrifice/ritual worship)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes