Shloka 8
Chapter 40: Śiva in Kirāta Disguise Tests Arjuna
Mūka-vadha and the Contest
Devanagari script
अजुन उवाच भगवन् ददासि चेन्महां काम प्रीत्या वृषध्वज । कामये दिव्यमस्त्रं तद् घोरं पाशुपतं प्रभो,अर्जुन बोले--भगवन्! वृषध्वज! यदि आप प्रसन्नतापूर्वक मुझे इच्छानुसार वर देते हैं तो प्रभो! मैं उस भयंकर दिव्यास्त्र पाशुपतको प्राप्त करना चाहता हूँ
Transliteration
arjuna uvāca bhagavan dadāsi cen mahān kāmaṁ prītyā vṛṣadhvaja | kāmaye divyam astraṁ tad ghoraṁ pāśupataṁ prabho ||
Translation
Arjuna said: “O Blessed Lord, O Bull-bannered One (Śiva)! If, out of gracious favor, you would grant me a boon according to my desire, then, O Master, I seek to obtain that formidable divine weapon—the Pāśupata.”
Word by Word
अर्जुनःArjuna
अर्जुनः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअर्जुन
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
उवाचsaid
उवाच:
TypeVerb
Rootवच्
FormPerfect, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
भगवन्O Blessed Lord
भगवन्:
TypeNoun
Rootभगवत्
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
ददासिyou give
ददासि:
TypeVerb
Rootदा
FormPresent, Second, Singular, Parasmaipada
चेत्if
चेत्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootचेत्
महान्great
महान्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootमहत्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
कामम्a wish/boon (as desired)
कामम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootकाम
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
प्रीत्याwith favor/with pleasure
प्रीत्या:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootप्रीति
FormFeminine, Instrumental, Singular
वृषध्वजO Bull-bannered one (Śiva)
वृषध्वज:
TypeNoun
Rootवृषध्वज
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
कामयेI desire
कामये:
TypeVerb
Rootकम्
FormPresent, First, Singular, Atmanepada
दिव्यम्divine
दिव्यम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootदिव्य
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
अस्त्रम्weapon
अस्त्रम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअस्त्र
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
तत्that
तत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
घोरम्terrible
घोरम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootघोर
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
पाशुपतम्Pāśupata (of Paśupati/Śiva)
पाशुपतम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootपाशुपत
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
प्रभोO Lord
प्रभो:
TypeNoun
Rootप्रभु
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
Speaker
अजुन उवाच
Characters & Entities
A
ArjunaŚ
Śiva (Vṛṣadhvaja/Paśupati)P
Pāśupata astraVerse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes