Shloka 41

Kṛṣṇasya Dvārakā-praveśaḥ — Krishna’s Return to Dvārakā and the Raivataka Festival

Devanagari script

नागलोकमुत्तड़्कस्तु प्रेक्ष्य दीनो5भवत्‌ तदा । निराशश्वाभवत्‌ तत्र कुण्डलाहरणे पुन:,नागलोककी वह विशालता देखकर उत्तंक मुनि उस समय दीन--हतोत्साह हो गये। अब उन्हें फिर कुण्डल पानेकी आशा नहीं रही

Transliteration

nāgalokam uttaṅkas tu prekṣya dīno 'bhavat tadā | nirāśaś cābhavat tatra kuṇḍalāharaṇe punaḥ ||

Translation

Vaiśaṃpāyana said: Seeing the vast realm of the Nāgas, Uttanka became dejected and dispirited at that moment. There, he once again lost hope of recovering the earrings, and his resolve faltered before the daunting task.

Word by Word

• नागलोकम्: the world/realm of the Nāgas
• नागलोकम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: नागलोक
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• उत्तङ्कः: Uttaṅka
• उत्तङ्कः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: उत्तङ्क
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तु: but/indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• प्रेक्ष्य: having seen
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + ईक्ष्
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral here)

• दीनः: dejected, downcast
• दीनः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दीन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अभवत्: became/was
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू
• Form: Imperfect (लङ्), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• तदा: then, at that time
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा

• निराशः: hopeless, without expectation
• निराशः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निराश
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• अभवत्: became/was
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू
• Form: Imperfect (लङ्), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र

• कुण्डलाहरणे: in/with regard to the taking of the earrings
• कुण्डलाहरणे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुण्डलाहरण
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• पुनः: again
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśaṃpāyana
• Uttanka
• Nāgaloka
• Kuṇḍala (earrings)