Shloka 21
Vasiṣṭha-gamana
Vasiṣṭha’s Departure / The Episode of Sagara
Devanagari script
आगनेयास्त्रप्रतापप्रतिहतगतयो ऽदृष्टमार्गाः समन्ता द्भूपाला नष्टसंघाः परवशतनवो व्याकुलीभूतचित्ताः / भीताः संत्युक्तवस्त्रायुधकवचविभूषादिका मुक्तकेशा विस्पष्टोन्मत्तभावान्भृश तरमनुकुर्वन्त्यग्रतः शात्रवाणाम्
Transliteration
āganeyāstrapratāpapratihatagatayo 'dṛṣṭamārgāḥ samantā dbhūpālā naṣṭasaṃghāḥ paravaśatanavo vyākulībhūtacittāḥ / bhītāḥ saṃtyuktavastrāyudhakavacavibhūṣādikā muktakeśā vispaṣṭonmattabhāvānbhṛśa taramanukurvantyagrataḥ śātravāṇām
Translation
Sous l’ardeur de l’Agneyāstra, leur élan fut brisé ; ne voyant nulle voie de toutes parts, ils errèrent sans direction. Leurs troupes anéanties, les rois, comme des corps asservis, eurent l’esprit bouleversé. Saisis de peur, ils jetèrent vêtements, armes, cuirasses et parures ; les cheveux dénoués, ils se comportaient, devant l’ennemi, comme des possédés.
Word by Word
āganeya-astra-pratāpa-pratihata-gatayaḥwhose movements were checked by the heat/power of the Agneya weapon
āganeya-astra-pratāpa-pratihata-gatayaḥ:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण) of bhūpālāḥ
TypeAdjective
Rootāganeya (प्रातिपदिक) + astra (प्रातिपदिक) + pratāpa (प्रातिपदिक) + pratihata (कृदन्त, √han) + gati (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural; बहुपद-समासः; ‘-gatayaḥ’ = गत्यः (f.) but here used as bahuvrīhi-like epithet for persons; sense: ‘whose movements are checked’
adṛṣṭa-mārgāḥhaving no visible way (bewildered)
adṛṣṭa-mārgāḥ:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण) of bhūpālāḥ
TypeAdjective
Roota-dṛṣṭa (कृदन्त, √dṛś) + mārga (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural; कर्मधारयः (‘unseen path’) used adjectivally
samantāton all sides
samantāt:
Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootsamantāt (अव्यय)
FormAvyaya; adverb of place (दिक्-अव्यय)
bhūpālāḥkings
bhūpālāḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootbhūpāla (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural
naṣṭa-saṃghāḥwith their troops destroyed
naṣṭa-saṃghāḥ:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण) of bhūpālāḥ
TypeAdjective
Rootnaṣṭa (कृदन्त, √naś) + saṃgha (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural; ‘whose groups/forces are destroyed’
para-vaśa-tanavaḥtheir bodies helpless/under others’ power
para-vaśa-tanavaḥ:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण) of bhūpālāḥ
TypeAdjective
Rootpara (प्रातिपदिक) + vaśa (प्रातिपदिक) + tanu (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural; ‘having bodies under another’s control’
vyākulī-bhūta-cittāḥwith agitated minds
vyākulī-bhūta-cittāḥ:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण) of bhūpālāḥ
TypeAdjective
Rootvyākulī (प्रातिपदिक) + bhūta (कृदन्त, √bhū) + citta (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural; ‘whose minds have become agitated’
bhītāḥfrightened
bhītāḥ:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण) of bhūpālāḥ
TypeAdjective
Rootbhīta (कृदन्त, √bhī)
FormMasculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural; past passive participle used adjectivally
saṃtyakta-vastra-āyudha-kavaca-vibhūṣā-ādikāḥhaving cast off clothes, weapons, armor, ornaments, etc.
saṃtyakta-vastra-āyudha-kavaca-vibhūṣā-ādikāḥ:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण) of bhūpālāḥ
TypeAdjective
Rootsaṃtyakta (कृदन्त, √tyaj) + vastra (प्रातिपदिक) + āyudha (प्रातिपदिक) + kavaca (प्रातिपदिक) + vibhūṣā (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural; समाहार-द्वन्द्व/इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व sense: ‘having abandoned clothes, weapons, armor, ornaments, etc.’
mukta-keśāḥwith hair let loose
mukta-keśāḥ:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण) of bhūpālāḥ
TypeAdjective
Rootmukta (कृदन्त, √muc) + keśa (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural; ‘with loosened hair’
vispaṣṭa-unmatta-bhāvānclearly mad/deranged behaviors
vispaṣṭa-unmatta-bhāvān:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootvispaṣṭa (प्रातिपदिक) + unmatta (प्रातिपदिक) + bhāva (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural; object of anukurvanti
bhṛśamexcessively
bhṛśam:
Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootbhṛśam (अव्यय)
FormAvyaya; adverb (क्रियाविशेषण)
tarammore, further
taram:
Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottaram (अव्यय)
FormAvyaya; comparative adverbial (तरम्)
anukurvantithey imitate/act out
anukurvanti:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootanu-√kṛ (धातु)
FormLaṭ-lakāra (Present/वर्तमान), Parasmaipada, 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Plural; causative not intended; simple ‘imitate/follow’
agrataḥin front
agrataḥ:
Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootagrataḥ (अव्यय)
FormAvyaya; adverb of place (देश-अव्यय)
śātravāṇāmof the enemies
śātravāṇām:
Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootśātrava (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Plural