Shloka 30

Kailāsa-darśana, Badarī-vāsa, and Sarasvatī–Dvaitavana Transition (कैलासदर्शन–बदरीवास–सरस्वतीद्वैतवनगमनम्)

Devanagari script

विक्षतं चायसैर्बाणर्म-्प्रयुक्तैरजिद्वागै: महीमभ्यपतदू राजन्‌ प्रभग्नं पुरमासुरम्‌,राजन! मेरे चलाये हुए लोहनिर्मित बाण सीधे लक्ष्यतक पहुँचनेवाले थे। उनसे क्षतिग्रस्त हुआ वह दैत्य-नगर तहस-नहस होकर पृथ्वीपर गिर पड़ा

Transliteration

vikṣataṃ cāyasair bāṇair mayā prayuktair ajidvagaiḥ | mahīm abhyapatad rājan prabhagnaṃ puram āsuram ||

Translation

Arjuna said: “O King, the iron arrows I discharged—swift and unerring in their course—struck the target and tore it apart. Thus the Asura-city, shattered and ruined, fell down upon the earth.”

Word by Word

• विक्षतम्: wounded, damaged
• विक्षतम्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विक्षत (वि+क्षत)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• आयसैः: with iron (made of iron)
• आयसैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आयस
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• बाणैः: with arrows
• बाणैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: बाण
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• प्रयुक्तैः: shot, discharged
• प्रयुक्तैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रयुक्त (प्र+युज्)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• अजिह्वागैः: straight-going (lit. not-tongued; i.e., not wavering)
• अजिह्वागैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अजिह्वाग (अ+जिह्वा+ग)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• महीम्: the earth, ground
• महीम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: मही
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• अभ्यपतत्: fell down upon, fell to
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि+पत्
• Form: Imperfect (Lan), 3rd, Singular

• राजन्: O king
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• प्रभग्नम्: shattered, broken down
• प्रभग्नम्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रभग्न (प्र+भञ्ज्)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• पुरम्: city, fortress
• पुरम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुर
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• आसुरम्: demonic, of the asuras
• आसुरम्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आसुर
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

Speaker

अजुन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Arjuna
• King (rājan)
• Asura-city (āsura-pura)
• iron arrows (āyasa-bāṇa)
• earth (mahī)