Shloka 42

Duryodhana Seized by Citraseṇa; Kaurava Petition to Yudhiṣṭhira (दुर्योधनापहारः / चित्रसेनगन्धर्वग्रहणम्)

Devanagari script

आर्या माता कुमारस्य पृथक्‌ कामार्थमिज्यते । एवमेते कुमाराणां मया प्रोक्ता महाग्रहा:

Transliteration

Āryā mātā kumārasya pṛthak kāmārtham ijyate | evam ete kumārāṇāṁ mayā proktā mahāgrahāḥ ||

Translation

Mārkaṇḍeya said: “The venerable Mother of the youthful deity is worshipped separately for the sake of desired attainments. In this very manner, I have explained to you these mighty ‘seizers’ (powerful afflictive forces) that beset children.”

Word by Word

• आर्या: noble/virtuous
• आर्या: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आर्य
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• माता: mother
• माता: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: मातृ
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• कुमारस्य: of the prince/son
• कुमारस्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुमार
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• पृथक्: separately
• पृथक्: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पृथक्

• कामार्थम्: for the sake of desire
• कामार्थम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: कामार्थ
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• इज्यते: is worshipped/sacrificed to
• इज्यते: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: यज्
• Form: Present, Passive, Third, Singular

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

• एते: these
• एते: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• कुमाराणाम्: of the princes/sons
• कुमाराणाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुमार
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• मया: by me
• मया: Karana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: —, Instrumental, Singular

• प्रोक्ता: told/declared
• प्रोक्ता: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-वच्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural, Past passive participle (kta)

• महाग्रहाः: great seizers/afflictors (major grahas)
• महाग्रहाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाग्रह
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

मार्कण्डेय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Mārkaṇḍeya
• Mother (Devī / divine Mother)
• Kumāra
• Mahāgrahāḥ (child-afflicting grahas)