Shloka 16
दक्षिणा-दिक्, पितृपक्ष-प्रतिष्ठा, तथा कर्मगतिः — Suparṇa’s Cosmographic Instruction
Devanagari script
अत्राहिता: कृतघ्नाश्च मानुषाश्चासुराश्च ये । उदयंस्तान् हि सर्वान् वै क्रोधाद्धन्ति विभावसु:
Translation
Here are men and asuras who harm others and are ungrateful. The Sun-god Vibhāvasu, rising in this direction, destroys them all in wrath, diminishing their span of life.
Word by Word
अत्रhere; in this direction/place
अत्र:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअत्र
अहिताःharmful; doing others' harm
अहिताः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootअहित
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
कृतघ्नाःungrateful
कृतघ्नाः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootकृतघ्न
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
मानुषाःhumans; men
मानुषाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootमानुष
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
असुराःasuras; demons
असुराः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअसुर
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
येwho; those who
ये:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
उदयम्rising; sunrise; ascent
उदयम्:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootउदय
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
तान्them
तान्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
हिindeed; for
हि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि
सर्वान्all
सर्वान्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्व
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
वैindeed; surely
वै:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवै
क्रोधात्from anger; out of wrath
क्रोधात्:
Apadana
TypeNoun
Rootक्रोध
FormMasculine, Ablative, Singular
हन्तिkills; destroys
हन्ति:
TypeVerb
Rootहन्
FormPresent (Lat), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
विभावसुःthe Sun (Vibhāvasu)
विभावसुः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootविभावसु
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
Speaker
युपर्ण उवाच
Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes