Shloka 906
Kubera’s Fivefold Nīti and Protection of the Pāṇḍavas (वैश्रवणोपदेशः)
Devanagari script
एते वैदूर्यवर्णाभं क्षोभयन्ति महत् सर: । “इधर देखो, ये कमलके समान कान्तिवाले गजराज, जिनके चार दाँत शोभा पा रहे हैं, हथिनियोंके साथ आकर वैदूर्यमणिके समान सुशोभित इस महान् सरोवरको मथे डालते हैं
Transliteration
ete vaidūryavarṇābhaṃ kṣobhayanti mahat saraḥ |
Translation
Vaiśampāyana said: “These elephants, radiant like lotuses and gleaming like vaidūrya (cat’s-eye gem), churn and stir this vast lake.”
Word by Word
एतेthese
एते:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootएतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
वैदूर्यवर्णाभम्having the appearance/color of vaidūrya (cat's-eye gem)
वैदूर्यवर्णाभम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootवैदूर्यवर्णाभ
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
क्षोभयन्तिagitate, churn, disturb
क्षोभयन्ति:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootक्षुभ्
FormPresent, Indicative, Parasmaipada, Third, Plural
महत्great
महत्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootमहत्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
सरःlake, pond
सरः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootसरस्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
Speaker
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Characters & Entities
V
VaiśampāyanaV
vaidūrya (cat’s-eye gem)S
saraḥ (great lake)E
elephants (implied by context)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes