Shloka 33

Tīrtha-yātrā: Phalaśruti and Sacred Geography from Lohitya to Prayāga

Pulastya’s Instruction

Devanagari script

यच्च रोषाभिभूतेन क्षत्रमुत्सादितं मया । ततश्न पापान्मुच्येयं युष्माकं तेजसाप्यहम्‌

Transliteration

yac ca roṣābhibhūtena kṣatram utsāditaṃ mayā | tataś na pāpān mucyeyaṃ yuṣmākaṃ tejasāpy aham ||

Translation

«Y aquello que hice, dominado por la ira—haber arrasado al orden de los kṣatriyas, la casta guerrera—por ello no puedo ser liberado de ese pecado, ni siquiera por vuestro fulgor y poder espiritual.»

Word by Word

• यत्: that which
• यत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

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

• रोषाभिभूतेन: overpowered by anger
• रोषाभिभूतेन: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रोषाभिभूत
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• क्षत्रम्: the Kshatriya order / warrior class
• क्षत्रम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षत्र
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• उत्सादितम्: destroyed, exterminated
• Type: Verb
• Root: उत्सादित
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• मया: by me
• मया: Karana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: Instrumental, Singular

• ततः: therefore, from that
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• पापात्: from sin
• पापात्: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाप
• Form: Neuter, Ablative, Singular

• मुच्येयम्: I might be released
• Type: Verb
• Root: मुच्
• Form: Optative (Vidhi-lin), 1st, Singular, Atmanepada (Passive sense)

• युष्माकम्: of you (all)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: Genitive, Plural

• तेजसा: by (your) splendor/power
• तेजसा: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: तेजस्
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

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

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: Nominative, Singular

Speaker

घुलस्त्य उवाच

Characters & Entities

• घुलस्त्य (speaker)
• क्षत्र (Kṣatriyas / warrior order)
• तेजस् (spiritual power, radiance)