Shloka 65

Śūnyaka-nagara Utpāta-varṇanam (Portents in the City of Śūnyaka) — Lalitāyāḥ Yātrā-śravaṇāt Bhaṇḍāsura-purālaye Kṣobhaḥ

Devanagari script

यथार्थनामवत्येषा पुष्पवत्पेशलाकृतिः / न स्त्त्वं न च वीर्यं वा न संग्रामेषु वा गतिः

Transliteration

yathārthanāmavatyeṣā puṣpavatpeśalākṛtiḥ / na sttvaṃ na ca vīryaṃ vā na saṃgrāmeṣu vā gatiḥ

Translation

Celle-ci porte un nom conforme à sa réalité, et sa forme est délicate comme une fleur; mais elle n’a ni fermeté, ni vaillance, ni élan dans les combats.

Word by Word

• yathārtha-nāma-vatī: having a truly fitting name
• yathārtha-nāma-vatī: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: yathā-artha (अव्यय+प्रातिपदिक) + nāma (प्रातिपदिक) + vatī (वती)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Prathamā (1st), Ekavacana; possessive adjective ‘having a name according to reality’

• eṣā: this (she)
• eṣā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Sarvanāma, Strīliṅga, Prathamā (1st), Ekavacana

• puṣpavat: like a flower
• puṣpavat: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: puṣpa (प्रातिपदिक) + vat (वत्)
• Form: Upamā-avyaya (उपमा-अव्यय) used adverbially ‘like a flower’

• peśala-ākṛtiḥ: (she has) a delicate form
• peśala-ākṛtiḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: peśala (प्रातिपदिक) + ākṛti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Prathamā (1st), Ekavacana; ‘a delicate form’

• na: not/no
• na: Sambandha (negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: Pratiṣedha-nipāta (प्रतिषेध-निपात)

• sattvam: strength/essence/courage
• sattvam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sattva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Prathamā (1st), Ekavacana

• na: nor
• na: Sambandha (negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: Pratiṣedha-nipāta

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Samuccaya-nipāta

• vīryam: valor/potency
• vīryam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vīrya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Prathamā (1st), Ekavacana

• vā: or
• vā: Sambandha (disjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vā (अव्यय)
• Form: Vikalpa-nipāta (विकल्प-निपात)

• na: nor
• na: Sambandha (negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: Pratiṣedha-nipāta

• saṃgrāmeṣu: in battles
• saṃgrāmeṣu: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṃgrāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Saptamī (7th/सप्तमी), Bahuvacana

• vā: or
• vā: Sambandha (disjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vā (अव्यय)
• Form: Vikalpa-nipāta

• gatiḥ: movement/advance
• gatiḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Prathamā (1st), Ekavacana