Shloka 9
हिरण्यपुरवर्णनम्
Description of Hiraṇyapura and the Nivātakavacas
Devanagari script
अत्र सूर्याशुभिर्भिन्ना: पातालतलमश्रिता: । मृता हि दिवसे सूत पुनर्जीवन्ति वै निशि,मातले! ये पातालनिवासी जीव-जन्तु यहाँ दिनमें सूर्यकी किरणोंसे संतप्त हो मृतप्राय अवस्थामें पहुँच जाते हैं; परंतु रात होनेपर अमृतमयी चन्द्ररश्मियोंके सम्पर्कसे पुनः जी उठते हैं
Translation
Here, the creatures who dwell in Pātāla, scorched and undone by the sun’s baleful rays, lie as though dead by day; but when night falls, by contact with the moonbeams—like amṛta—they rise to life again, O Mātale.
Word by Word
अत्रhere
अत्र:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअत्र
सूर्याशुभिःby the sun’s rays (swift beams)
सूर्याशुभिः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootसूर्याशु (सूर्य + आशु)
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
भिन्नाःpierced/afflicted
भिन्नाः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootभिन्न (√भिद्)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
पातालतलम्the surface/region of Pātāla (netherworld)
पातालतलम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपातालतल (पाताल + तल)
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
आश्रिताःhaving resorted to / dwelling in
आश्रिताः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootआश्रित (आ-√श्रि)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
मृताःdead
मृताः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootमृत (√मृ)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
हिindeed/for
हि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि
दिवसेin the daytime
दिवसे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootदिवस
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
सूतO Sūta (charioteer/bard)
सूत:
TypeNoun
Rootसूत
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
पुनःagain
पुनः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपुनः
जीवन्तिthey live / come to life
जीवन्ति:
TypeVerb
Root√जीव्
FormPresent, Third, Plural, Parasmaipada
वैindeed/emphatically
वै:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवै
निशिat night
निशि:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootनिशा
FormFeminine, Locative, Singular
मातलेO Mātali
मातले:
TypeNoun
Rootमातलि
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
Speaker
नारद उवाच
Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
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Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes