Shloka 1

Nahūṣa’s Pride, the Ṛṣi-Borne Palanquin, and the Search for Indra (नहुष-इन्द्राणी-प्रकरणम्)

Devanagari script

अत-४--क+ पञ्चदशो<् ध्याय: इन्द्रकी आज्ञासे इन्द्राणीके अनुरोधपर नहुषका ऋषियोंको अपना वाहन बनाना तथा बृहस्पति और अग्निका संवाद शल्य उवाच एवमुक्त: स भगवाऊ्छच्या तां पुनरब्रवीत्‌ | विक्रमस्य न कालो<यं नहुषो बलवत्तर:,शल्य कहते हैं--युधिष्ठिर! शचीदेवीके ऐसा कहनेपर भगवान्‌ इन्द्रने पुन: उनसे कहा --देवि! यह पराक्रम करनेका समय नहीं है। आजकल नहुष बहुत बलवान हो गया है

Transliteration

śalya uvāca | evam uktaḥ sa bhagavān śacyā tāṃ punar abravīt | vikramasya na kālo 'yaṃ nahuṣo balavattaraḥ ||

Translation

Śalya said: When Śacī had spoken thus, the Blessed Indra replied to her again: “Devi, this is not the time for feats of valor. For now, Nahuṣa has grown exceedingly powerful.”

Word by Word

• शल्यः: Shalya
• शल्यः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: शल्य
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• उवाच: said
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Perfect, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• एवम्: thus
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम्

• उक्तः: having been spoken to / addressed
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: kta (past passive participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• भगवान्: the Blessed Lord (Indra)
• भगवान्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• शच्या: by Shachi
• शच्या: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शची
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

• ताम्: her
• ताम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• पुनः: again
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः

• अब्रवीत्: said / spoke
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू
• Form: Imperfect, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• विक्रमस्य: of valor / of exertion
• Type: Noun
• Root: विक्रम
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• कालः: time
• कालः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: काल
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अयम्: this
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• नहुषः: Nahusha
• नहुषः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: नहुष
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• बलवत्तरः: stronger / very strong
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बलवत्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular, Comparative

Speaker

शल्य उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Śalya
• Indra
• Śacī (Indrāṇī)
• Nahuṣa