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Shloka 20

Droṇa-parva Adhyāya 53: Arjuna’s Jayadratha-vadha Pratijñā and Droṇa’s Protective Vyūha (शकटा-पद्म व्यूहः)

तामाहूय तदा देवो लोकादिनिधनेश्वर: । (उक्तवान्‌ मधुरं वाक्‍्यं सान्त्वयित्वा पुन: पुनः ।) मृत्यो इति महीपाल जहि चेमा: प्रजा इति,महीपाल! उस समय सम्पूर्ण लोकोंके आदि और अन्तके स्वामी ब्रह्माजीने उस नारीको अपने पास बुलाकर उसे बारंबार सान्त्वना देते हुए मधुर वाणीमें “मृत्यो” (हे मृत्यु) कह करके पुकारा और कहा--“तू इन समस्त प्रजाओंका संहार कर

tām āhūya tadā devo lokādinidhaneśvaraḥ | (uktavān madhuraṃ vākyaṃ sāntvayitvā punaḥ punaḥ |) mṛtyo iti mahīpāla jahi cemāḥ prajā iti ||

Then the god who is lord of the worlds’ beginning and end summoned her near. Repeatedly consoling her, he spoke in sweet words: “O Mṛtyu (Death), slay these creatures.”

ताम्her
ताम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
आहूयhaving summoned/called
आहूय:
TypeVerb
Rootआ-ह्वा
Formल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage), Prior action (having called)
तदाthen
तदा:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतदा
देवःthe god (Brahmā)
देवः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootदेव
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
लोक-आदि-निधन-ईश्वरःlord of the beginning and end of the worlds
लोक-आदि-निधन-ईश्वरः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootईश्वर
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
मधुरम्sweet, pleasant
मधुरम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootमधुर
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
वाक्यम्speech, words
वाक्यम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवाक्य
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
उक्तवान्said, having spoken
उक्तवान्:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootवच्
Formक्तवतुँ (past active participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular
सान्त्वयित्वाhaving consoled
सान्त्वयित्वा:
TypeVerb
Rootसम्-त्वि/सान्त्वय् (denom. from सान्त्व)
Formक्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Prior action (having consoled)
पुनःagain
पुनः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपुनः
पुनःagain (repeatedly)
पुनः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपुनः
मृत्योO Death
मृत्यो:
Sampradana
TypeNoun
Rootमृत्यु
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
इतिthus (quotative)
इति:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइति
महीपालO king (protector of the earth)
महीपाल:
Sampradana
TypeNoun
Rootमहीपाल
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
जहिslay, destroy
जहि:
TypeVerb
Rootहन्
Formलोट् (imperative), Second, Singular, Parasmaipada
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
इमाःthese
इमाः:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootइदम्
FormFeminine, Accusative, Plural
प्रजाःcreatures, subjects
प्रजाः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootप्रजा
FormFeminine, Accusative, Plural
इतिthus (end of quotation)
इति:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइति

नारद उवाच

N
Nārada
B
Brahmā (implied by 'devaḥ lokādinidhaneśvaraḥ')
M
Mṛtyu (Death personified)
P
prajāḥ (creatures/subjects)