Shloka 12

Pṛthā’s Atithi-Sevā and the Gift of the Deva-Āhvāna Mantra (पृथायाः अतिथिसेवा तथा देवाह्वानमन्त्रप्रदानम्)

Devanagari script

सो$भिपत्य महावेगं रुक्मपुड्खं महाशरम्‌

Transliteration

so 'bhipatya mahāvegaṁ rukmapuṅkhaṁ mahāśaram

Translation

Mārkaṇḍeya said: “Then, rushing forward with great force, he let fly a mighty arrow—golden-feathered and driven with tremendous speed.”

Word by Word

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अभिपत्य: having rushed/charged (upon)
• अभिपत्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि-√पत्
• Form: Absolutive (क्त्वा/ल्यप्), Parasmaipada (usage), Non-finite

• महावेगम्: of great speed/impetus
• महावेगम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महावेग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• रुक्मपुङ्खम्: gold-feathered (gold-fletched)
• रुक्मपुङ्खम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रुक्मपुङ्ख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• महाशरम्: a great arrow
• महाशरम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाशर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

मार्कण्डेय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Mārkaṇḍeya
• mahāśara (mighty arrow)