Shloka 3

बदरपाचन-तीर्थमाहात्म्यम् | Badarapācana Tīrtha Māhātmya

Indratīrtha and the Austerities of Srucāvatī & Arundhatī

Devanagari script

अभिषेक कुमारस्य दैत्यानां च वधं तथा । श्रुत्वा मे परमा प्रीतिर्भूय: कौतूहलं हि मे

Transliteration

abhiṣekaṁ kumārasya daityānāṁ ca vadhaṁ tathā | śrutvā me paramā prītir bhūyaḥ kautūhalaṁ hi me ||

Translation

Janamejaya said: “Having heard of the prince’s consecration and likewise the slaying of the Daityas, I feel the highest delight; and my curiosity has only grown all the more.”

Word by Word

• अभिषेकम्: consecration/anointing
• अभिषेकम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अभिषेक
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• कुमारस्य: of the prince/young man
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुमार
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• दैत्यानाम्: of the Daityas (demons)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दैत्य
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

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

• वधम्: slaying/killing
• वधम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वध
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• तथा: likewise/also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral here)

• मे: of me / my
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: Genitive, Singular

• परमा: supreme/very great
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• प्रीतिः: joy/delight/pleasure
• प्रीतिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रीति
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• भूयः: again/further/more
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: भूयस्

• कौतूहलम्: curiosity/eagerness
• कौतूहलम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कौतूहल
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• हि: indeed/for
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि

• मे: of me / my
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: Genitive, Singular

Speaker

जनमेजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Janamejaya
• kumāra (the prince)
• Daityas