Shloka 50
महादेव्याः आविर्भाव-रूपान्तर-विहारवर्णनम्
Manifestation, Forms, and Divine Play of the Mahādevī
Devanagari script
सिंहव्याघ्रमृगादीनि लोकहिंसाकराणि तु / नृपो हन्याच्च सततं देवार्थे ब्राह्मणार्थके
Transliteration
siṃhavyāghramṛgādīni lokahiṃsākarāṇi tu / nṛpo hanyācca satataṃ devārthe brāhmaṇārthake
Translation
Les lions, les tigres, les cervidés et autres bêtes qui causent du tort au peuple, le roi doit les abattre sans cesse, pour l’œuvre des devas et pour le bien des brāhmaṇas.
Word by Word
siṃha-vyāghra-mṛga-ādīnilions, tigers, deer, etc.
siṃha-vyāghra-mṛga-ādīni:
Karma (कर्म/Object)
TypeNoun
Rootsiṃha + vyāghra + mṛga + ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Accusative (2nd), Plural; dvandva with ādi-suffix meaning ‘lions, tigers, deer, etc.’
loka-hiṃsā-karāṇicausing harm to people
loka-hiṃsā-karāṇi:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeAdjective
Rootloka + hiṃsā + kara (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Accusative, Plural; determinative ‘causing harm to people/world’ qualifying previous object
tubut/indeed
tu:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottu (अव्यय)
FormParticle (निपात) — contrast/emphasis
nṛpaḥthe king
nṛpaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootnṛpa (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative (1st), Singular
hanyātshould kill
hanyāt:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Roothan (हन् धातु)
FormOptative (विधिलिङ्), 3rd Person, Singular; parasmaipada
caand
ca:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
FormConjunction
satatamalways
satatam:
Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootsatatam (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक-नपुंसक)
FormAdverb (क्रियाविशेषण) — ‘always/constantly’
deva-arthefor the gods’ purpose
deva-arthe:
Prayojana (प्रयोजन/Purpose)
TypeNoun
Rootdeva + artha (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Locative (7th), Singular — ‘for the sake of the gods’ (purpose-locative)
brāhmaṇa-arthakefor Brahmins’ sake
brāhmaṇa-arthake:
Prayojana (प्रयोजन)
TypeAdjective
Rootbrāhmaṇa + arthaka (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Locative (7th), Singular; adjective meaning ‘for the sake of Brahmins’ qualifying implied act/context