Shloka 59
Sūrya’s Counsel to Karṇa on Indra’s Intended Request
Kuṇḍala–Kavaca Discourse
Devanagari script
ततः पितरमाविश्य पुप्लवे5हं महार्णवम् । शतयोजनविस्तीर्ण निहत्य जलराक्षसीम्,“जब कोई भी समुद्रको लाँधघनेका साहस न कर सका, तब मैं अपने पिता वायुके स्वरूपमें प्रविष्ट होकर वह सौ योजन विस्तृत महासागर लाँध गया। उस समय समुद्रके जलमें एक राक्षसी रहती थी, जिसे अपने मार्गमें विघ्न डालनेपर मैंने मार डाला था
Transliteration
tataḥ pitaram āviśya puplave'haṃ mahārṇavam | śatayojanavistīrṇaṃ nihatya jalarākṣasīm ||
Translation
Then, entering into my father’s form—becoming one with Vāyu—I leapt across the vast ocean, a hundred yojanas in breadth. In those waters there dwelt a rākṣasī who sought to obstruct my passage; when she became an impediment to the task, I struck her down.
Word by Word
ततःthen, thereafter
ततः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootततः
Formindeclinable (ablatival adverb: 'from that/thereafter')
पितरम्father
पितरम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपितृ
Formmasculine, accusative, singular
आविश्यhaving entered
आविश्य:
TypeVerb
Rootआ-विश्
Formabsolutive (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय), 'having entered'
पुप्लवेI leapt over / I crossed
पुप्लवे:
TypeVerb
Rootप्लु
Formperfect (लिट्), 1st person, singular, parasmaipada
अहम्I
अहम्:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootअहम्
Form1st person pronoun, nominative, singular
महार्णवम्the great ocean
महार्णवम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootमहार्णव
Formmasculine, accusative, singular
शतयोजनविस्तीर्णम्spread over a hundred yojanas wide
शतयोजनविस्तीर्णम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootशत-योजन-विस्तीर्ण
Formmasculine, accusative, singular (agreeing with महार्णवम्); विस्तीर्ण = past passive participle of वि-स्तॄ
निहत्यhaving killed
निहत्य:
TypeVerb
Rootनि-हन्
Formabsolutive (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय), 'having slain'
जलराक्षसीम्a water-demoness
जलराक्षसीम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootजलराक्षसी
Formfeminine, accusative, singular
Speaker
मार्कण्डेय उवाच
Characters & Entities
M
MārkaṇḍeyaH
his father (identified as Vāyu in the gloss)M
Mahārṇava (the great ocean)J
Jalarākṣasī (water demoness)Y
Yojana (unit of distance)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes