Shloka 4
प्रलय-प्रक्रिया (Pralaya Process) — Guṇa-Withdrawal and Pratisaṃcara
Devanagari script
बलिस्वाच न हीमामासुरीं वेझि न दैवीं च न मानुषीम् । त्वमेनां पृच्छ वा मा वा यथेष्टं कुरु वासव
Translation
Bali said: “Indra! To my understanding, she is neither a woman of the Asura race, nor of the gods, nor even human. If you wish to know, ask her—or do not ask. Do as you please, O Vāsava.”
Word by Word
बलिःBali
बलिः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootबलि
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
उवाचsaid
उवाच:
TypeVerb
Rootवच्
FormPerfect, 3, Singular, Parasmaipada
नnot
न:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
हिindeed/for
हि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि
इमाम्this (woman)
इमाम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootइदम्
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
आसुरीम्asuric/of the Asuras
आसुरीम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootआसुरी
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
वेद्मिI know
वेद्मि:
TypeVerb
Rootविद्
FormPresent, 1, Singular, Parasmaipada
नnor/not
न:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
दैवीम्divine/of the gods
दैवीम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootदैवी
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
नnor/not
न:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
मानुषीम्human
मानुषीम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootमानुषी
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
त्वम्you
त्वम्:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
FormNominative, Singular
एनाम्her/this woman
एनाम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootएतद्/एना (सर्वनाम-प्रयोगः)
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
पृच्छask
पृच्छ:
TypeVerb
Rootप्रच्छ्
FormImperative, 2, Singular, Parasmaipada
वाor
वा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवा
माdo not
मा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootमा
वाor
वा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवा
यथेष्टम्as you wish
यथेष्टम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयथा + इष्ट
कुरुdo
कुरु:
TypeVerb
Rootकृ
FormImperative, 2, Singular, Parasmaipada
वासवO Vasava (Indra)
वासव:
Sampradana
TypeNoun
Rootवासव
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
Speaker
शक्र उवाच
Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes