Shloka 7
अक्षद्यूतप्रवेशः — Kali’s Entry and the Initiation of the Dice-Contest
Devanagari script
विप्रियं ह्याचरन् मर्त्यों देवानां मृत्युमृच्छति । त्राहि मामनवद्याड्ि वरयस्व सुरोत्तमान्
Transliteration
vipriyaṃ hy ācaran martyo devānāṃ mṛtyum ṛcchati | trāhi mām anavadyāḍi varayasva surottamān |
Translation
Bṛhadaśva said: “A mortal who acts in a manner displeasing to the gods indeed meets death at the hands of the gods. Save me, O blameless lady; choose the best among the gods.”
Word by Word
विप्रियम्what is displeasing
विप्रियम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootविप्रिय
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
हिindeed/for
हि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि
आचरन्doing/practising
आचरन्:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootआ-चर्
Formशतृ (present active participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular
मर्त्यःa mortal man
मर्त्यः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootमर्त्य
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
देवानाम्of the gods
देवानाम्:
TypeNoun
Rootदेव
FormMasculine, Genitive, Plural
मृत्युम्death
मृत्युम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootमृत्यु
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
ऋच्छतिreaches/attains
ऋच्छति:
TypeVerb
Rootऋच्छ् (गम्/ऋ)
FormPresent (Lat), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
त्राहिprotect (me)!
त्राहि:
TypeVerb
Rootत्रा
FormImperative (Lot), Second, Singular, Parasmaipada
माम्me
माम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
Form—, Accusative, Singular
अनवद्यblameless
अनवद्य:
TypeAdjective
Rootअनवद्य
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
आढ्यwealthy/abundant
आढ्य:
TypeAdjective
Rootआढ्य
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
वरयस्वchoose (for yourself)/select
वरयस्व:
TypeVerb
Rootवृ (वर्) / वरय् (causative of √वृ 'choose')
FormImperative (Lot), Second, Singular, Ātmanepada
सुरोत्तमान्the best of the gods
सुरोत्तमान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootसुरोत्तम
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
Speaker
बृहदश्व उवाच
Characters & Entities
ब
बृहदश्व (Bṛhadaśva)द
देवाः (the gods/devas)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes