Shloka 12
आरण्यकपर्वणि अध्यायः २१६ — इन्द्र-स्कन्द-संमुखता वज्रप्रहारश्च
Indra approaches Skanda; vajra strike and the arising of Viśākha
Devanagari script
व्याध उवाच दैवतप्रतिमो हि त्वं यस्त्वं धर्ममनुव्रत: । पुराणं शाश्ष॒तं दिव्यं दुष्प्राप्पमकृतात्मभि:
Translation
The hunter said: “O eminent Brahmin, you are like the gods, for you are steadfast in dharma—ancient, eternal, divine, and hard to attain for those who have not mastered themselves.”
Word by Word
व्याधःthe hunter (Dharma-vyādha)
व्याधः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootव्याध
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
उवाचsaid
उवाच:
TypeVerb
Rootवच्
FormPerfect (Paroksha-bhuta), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
दैवत-प्रतिमःlike a deity
दैवत-प्रतिमः:
TypeAdjective
Rootदैवतप्रतिम
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
हिindeed/for
हि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि
त्वम्you
त्वम्:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
FormNominative, Singular
यःwho
यः:
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
त्वम्you
त्वम्:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
FormNominative, Singular
धर्मम्dharma/righteousness
धर्मम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootधर्म
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
अनुव्रतःdevoted/following (it)
अनुव्रतः:
TypeAdjective
Rootअनुव्रत
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
पुराणम्ancient
पुराणम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootपुराण
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
शाश्वतम्eternal
शाश्वतम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootशाश्वत
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
दिव्यम्divine
दिव्यम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootदिव्य
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
दुष्प्राप्यम्hard to attain
दुष्प्राप्यम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootदुष्प्राप्य
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
अकृतात्मभिःby those of unrefined/uncontrolled self
अकृतात्मभिः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootअकृतात्मन्
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
Speaker
व्याध उवाच
Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes