Shloka 31
Agastya’s Instruction on Bhakti and Mantra-Siddhi; Descent to Pātāla and the Hearing of Vaiṣṇavī Kathā
Devanagari script
अजो निरञ्जनः कामजनकः कञ्जलोचनः / मधुहा मथुरानाथो द्वारकानाथको बली
Transliteration
ajo nirañjanaḥ kāmajanakaḥ kañjalocanaḥ / madhuhā mathurānātho dvārakānāthako balī
Translation
L’Inengendré, l’Immaculé, celui qui fait naître le désir, aux yeux de lotus; le vainqueur de Madhu, Seigneur de Mathurā, Seigneur de Dvārakā, le vaillant.
Word by Word
ajaḥthe unborn
ajaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootaja (प्रातिपदिक)
FormPuṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; ‘अज’ = unborn
nirañjanaḥstainless; pure
nirañjanaḥ:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootnir-añjana (प्रातिपदिक)
FormPuṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; उपसर्ग-निष्पन्न विशेषण: ‘अञ्जनरहितः’ (stainless; without blemish)
kāma-janakaḥarouser of love/desire
kāma-janakaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootkāma (प्रातिपदिक) + janaka (प्रातिपदिक; √jan धातु)
FormPuṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; तत्पुरुषः: ‘कामस्य जनकः’ (producer/awakener of desire)
kañja-locanaḥlotus-eyed
kañja-locanaḥ:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootkañja (प्रातिपदिक; ‘lotus’) + locana (प्रातिपदिक)
FormPuṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; कर्मधारयः: ‘कञ्ज इव लोचनं यस्य’ (lotus-eyed)
madhu-hāslayer of (the demon) Madhu
madhu-hā:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootmadhu (प्रातिपदिक) + han (धातु; √han) → hā (प्रातिपदिक, agent noun)
FormPuṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; उपपद-तत्पुरुषः: ‘मधुं हन्ति’ (slayer of Madhu)
mathurā-nāthaḥlord of Mathurā
mathurā-nāthaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootmathurā (प्रातिपदिक) + nātha (प्रातिपदिक)
FormPuṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: ‘मथुरायाः नाथः’ (lord of Mathurā)
dvārakā-nāthakaḥlord of Dvārakā
dvārakā-nāthakaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootdvārakā (प्रातिपदिक) + nāthaka (प्रातिपदिक; diminutive/derivative of nātha)
FormPuṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: ‘द्वारकायाः नाथकः’ (lord/master of Dvārakā)
balīmighty; strong
balī:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootbalin (प्रातिपदिक)
FormPuṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; विशेषण: ‘बलवान्’ (strong)