Shloka 3

Sagarapratijñāpālana (Fulfilment of Sagara’s Vow) — Keśinī-vivāha and Royal Return

Devanagari script

स तस्या राजशार्दूलो विधिवद्वह्निसाक्षिकम् / शुभे मुहूर्ते केशिन्याः पार्णिं जग्राह भूमिपः

Transliteration

sa tasyā rājaśārdūlo vidhivadvahnisākṣikam / śubhe muhūrte keśinyāḥ pārṇiṃ jagrāha bhūmipaḥ

Translation

Aquel rey, cual tigre entre los soberanos, conforme al rito y con el fuego sagrado por testigo, en hora propicia tomó la mano de Keśinī.

Word by Word

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• tasyāḥ: of her
• tasyāḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Genitive (षष्ठी/6), Singular (एकवचन)

• rāja-śārdūlaḥ: the tiger among kings
• rāja-śārdūlaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rājan + śārdūla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); karmadhāraya: ‘śārdūla iva rājā’ (tiger among kings)

• vidhi-vat: according to the prescribed rite
• vidhi-vat: Prakāra (प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vidhi-vat (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), adverb (क्रियाविशेषण) meaning ‘according to rule’

• vahni-sākṣikam: with fire as witness
• vahni-sākṣikam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vahni + sākṣika (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन); tatpuruṣa: ‘vahniḥ sākṣī yasya’ (with fire as witness)

• śubhe: in an auspicious
• śubhe: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śubha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter (पुं/नपुं), Locative (सप्तमी/7), Singular (एकवचन); used with muhūrte

• muhūrte: at the moment (time)
• muhūrte: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muhūrta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Locative (सप्तमी/7), Singular (एकवचन)

• keśinyāḥ: of Keśinī
• keśinyāḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: keśinī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Genitive (षष्ठी/6), Singular (एकवचन)

• pāṇim: hand (in marriage)
• pāṇim: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pāṇi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन)

• jagrāha: took, grasped
• jagrāha: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √grah (ग्रह्)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• bhūmipaḥ: the king
• bhūmipaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhūmi + pa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); tatpuruṣa: ‘bhūmeḥ pālakaḥ’