Shloka 17

Devanagari script

प्रच्छन्न॑ चापि धर्मज्ञ हरिणारिविनिग्रहे । वज्ज प्रविश्य शक्रस्य यत्‌ कृतं तच्च ते श्रुतम्‌,“धर्मज्ञ! भगवान्‌ श्रीहरिने शत्रुओंके विनाशके लिये छिपे तौरपर इन्द्रके वज्॒में प्रवेश करके जो कार्य किया, वह भी तुम्हारे कानोंमें पड़ा होगा

Transliteration

pracchannaṃ cāpi dharmajña hariṇārivinigrāhe | vajraṃ praviśya śakrasya yat kṛtaṃ tac ca te śrutam ||

Translation

Dijo Vaiśampāyana: «Oh conocedor del dharma, también has oído de aquella hazaña realizada para la destrucción de los enemigos de Hari: cómo, de manera oculta, entró en el vajra —el rayo-arma de Indra— y cumplió su propósito.»

Word by Word

• प्रच्छन्नम्: hidden, in concealment
• प्रच्छन्नम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रच्छन्न (√छद्)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• अपि: also, even
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

• धर्मज्ञ: O knower of dharma
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्मज्ञ
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• हरिणा: by Hari (Vishnu)
• हरिणा: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• अरि-विनिग्रहे: in the subduing/destruction of enemies
• अरि-विनिग्रहे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अरिविनिग्रह
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• वज्रम्: the thunderbolt (vajra)
• वज्रम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वज्र
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• प्रविश्य: having entered
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-√विश्
• Form: Absolutive (क्त्वा/ल्यप्), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral)

• शक्रस्य: of Shakra (Indra)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शक्र
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• यत्: which (deed)
• यत्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• कृतम्: done, performed
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृत (√कृ)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• ते: of you / to you (your)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: Second, Genitive, Singular

• श्रुतम्: heard
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रुत (√श्रु)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), Neuter, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Hari (Viṣṇu/Kṛṣṇa)
• Śakra (Indra)
• Vajra (Indra’s thunderbolt)