Shloka 58
Indra’s Query on Karma-vipāka and the Viśvarūpa Episode
Lalitopākhyāna Context
Devanagari script
बलवन्तो ऽपि ते दैत्यास्तन्मुखोच्छ्वासपावकैः / निर्दग्धवपुषः सर्वे निस्तेजस्कास्तदाभवन्
Transliteration
balavanto 'pi te daityāstanmukhocchvāsapāvakaiḥ / nirdagdhavapuṣaḥ sarve nistejaskāstadābhavan
Translation
Bien qu’ils fussent puissants, ces daityas furent tous brûlés par le feu du souffle sortant de sa bouche, et perdirent alors tout éclat.
Word by Word
balavantaḥstrong
balavantaḥ:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootbalavat (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural; qualifies daityāḥ
apieven/though
api:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootapi (अव्यय)
FormAvyaya, particle (concessive)
tethose
te:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject; with daityāḥ)
TypeNoun
Roottad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
FormPronoun, Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural
daityāḥDaityas
daityāḥ:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootdaitya (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural
tat-mukha-ucchvāsa-pāvakaiḥby the fire-like breaths from its mouth
tat-mukha-ucchvāsa-pāvakaiḥ:
Karana (करण/Means)
TypeNoun
Roottad (सर्वनाम) + mukha (प्रातिपदिक) + ucchvāsa (प्रातिपदिक) + pāvaka (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural; तत्पुरुष: tasya mukhasya ucchvāsāḥ pāvakā iva (fire-like breaths from its mouth)
nirdagdha-vapuṣaḥwith bodies burnt
nirdagdha-vapuṣaḥ:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootnir-√dah (धातु) + kta (कृत्) + vapuṣ (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural; बहुव्रीहि: nirdagdhaṃ vapuḥ yeṣām (whose bodies were burnt)
sarveall
sarve:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootsarva (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural; qualifies daityāḥ
niḥ-tejaskaḥwithout luster/energy
niḥ-tejaskaḥ:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootniḥ (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + tejas (प्रातिपदिक) + ka (तद्धित)
FormMasculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural; बहुव्रीहि: tejo nāsti yeṣām (devoid of radiance)
tadāthen
tadā:
Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Time)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottadā (अव्यय)
FormAvyaya, adverb of time
abhavanbecame/were
abhavan:
Kriyā (क्रिया/finite verb)
TypeVerb
Root√bhū (धातु)
FormImperfect (लङ्), 3rd Person (प्रथमपुरुष), Plural; parasmaipada