Shloka 28

Sarasvatī-Śāpavimokṣa, Rākṣasa-Mokṣa, and Aruṇā-Tīrtha

Indra–Namuci Expiation

Devanagari script

इदमन्तरमित्येवं ततः सा सरितां वरा । कूलापहारमकरोत्‌ स्वेन वेगेन सा सरित्‌

Transliteration

idam antaram ity evaṁ tataḥ sā saritāṁ varā | kūlāpahāram akarot svena vegena sā sarit ||

Translation

Having thus indicated, “This is the interval,” the excellent river then, driven by her own powerful current, tore away the riverbank.

Word by Word

• इदम्: this (interval/thing)
• इदम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• अन्तरम्: interval; meantime
• अन्तरम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्तर
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• इति: thus; saying
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति

• एवम्: in this manner
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम्

• ततः: then; thereafter
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः

• सा: she (that one)
• सा: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• सरिताम्: of rivers
• Type: Noun
• Root: सरित्
• Form: Feminine, Genitive, Plural

• वरा: best; excellent
• वरा: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वर
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• कूल: bank (riverbank)
• कूल: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: कूल
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• अपहारम्: carrying away; removal
• अपहारम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अपहार
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• अकरोत्: did; made
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ
• Form: Imperfect (Lan), 3rd, Singular

• स्वेन: by her/its own
• स्वेन: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्व
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• वेगेन: by (her) speed/force
• वेगेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेग
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• सा: she
• सा: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• सरित्: river
• सरित्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सरित्
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

वसिष्ठ उवाच

Characters & Entities

• वसिष्ठ (Vasiṣṭha)
• सरित् (the river)
• कूल (riverbank)