Shloka 37

कुमाराभिषेकप्रश्नः — Inquiry into Kumāra (Skanda) Investiture at Sarasvatī

Devanagari script

तच्छिरो नमुचेश्छिन्नं पृष्ठठ: शक्रमन्वियात्‌

Transliteration

tacchiro namuceś chinnaṃ pṛṣṭhataḥ śakram anviyāt

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: The severed head of Namuci, once cut off, pursued Śakra from behind—an ominous aftermath of violence, showing how even a victorious blow can carry a lingering moral and psychological consequence.

Word by Word

• tat: that
• tat: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: tad
• Form: neuter, nominative, singular

• śiraḥ: head
• śiraḥ: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiras
• Form: neuter, nominative, singular

• namuceḥ: of Namuci
• namuceḥ: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: namuci
• Form: masculine, genitive, singular

• chinnam: cut off, severed
• chinnam: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: chid
• Form: neuter, nominative, singular, past passive participle (kta)

• pṛṣṭhataḥ: from behind
• pṛṣṭhataḥ: Apadana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: pṛṣṭha
• Form: ablatival adverb (tas)

• śakram: Śakra (Indra)
• śakram: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: śakra
• Form: masculine, accusative, singular

• anviyāt: would follow / should follow
• anviyāt: Kriya
• Type: Verb
• Root: anu-√yā
• Form: optative (vidhi-liṅ), 3rd, singular, parasmaipada

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Namuci
• Śakra (Indra)