Shloka 12

अगस्त्यस्य वित्तयाचनं तथा इल्वलोपभिक्षणनिर्णयः

Agastya’s request for wealth and the decision to seek resources from Ilvala

Devanagari script

तस्य पार्श्च विनिर्भिद्य ब्राह्मणस्य महासुर: । वातापि: प्रहसन्‌ राजन्‌ निश्चक्राम विशाम्पते,राजन! इल्वलके द्वारा उच्चस्वरसे बोली हुई वाणी सुनकर वह अत्यन्त मायावी ब्राह्मणशत्रु बलवान्‌ महादैत्य वातापि उस ब्राह्मणकी पसलीको फाड़कर हँसता हुआ निकल आया

Transliteration

tasya pārśvaṁ vinirbhidya brāhmaṇasya mahāsuraḥ | vātāpiḥ prahasan rājan niścakrāma viśāmpate ||

Translation

O king, the mighty asura Vātāpi—an implacable foe of brāhmaṇas—burst through the brāhmaṇa’s side and came out laughing, after hearing the loud words spoken by Ilvala.

Word by Word

• तस्य: of him/its
• तस्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• पार्श्वम्: side/flank (rib-side)
• पार्श्वम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्श्व
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• विनिर्भिद्य: having split open / having torn
• विनिर्भिद्य: Karana
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-निर्-भिद्
• Form: Absolutive (Gerund), Parasmaipada (usage), Non-finite

• ब्राह्मणस्य: of the brahmin
• ब्राह्मणस्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• महासुरः: the great asura/demon
• महासुरः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: महासुर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• वातापिः: Vātāpi
• वातापिः: Karta
• Type: ProperNoun
• Root: वातापि
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• प्रहसन्: laughing
• प्रहसन्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-हस्
• Form: Present active participle (Śatṛ), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• राजन्: O king
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• निश्चक्राम: came out / emerged
• Type: Verb
• Root: निस्-क्रम्
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• विशाम्पते: O lord of the people
• Type: Noun
• Root: विशाम्पति
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

लोगश उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vātāpi
• Ilvala
• brāhmaṇa
• rājan (the king addressed)
• viśāmpati (lord of the people)