Shloka 20
Śārṅgaka-stuti to Agni during the Khāṇḍava Conflagration (शार्ङ्गक-स्तुतिः / अग्नि-स्तुतिः)
Devanagari script
उपायं कर्मसिद्धौ च भगवन् वक्तुमहसि । निवारयेयं येनेन्द्रं वर्षमाणं महावने,भगवन्! इस कार्यकी सिद्धिके लिये जो उपाय सम्भव हो, वह मुझे बताइये, जिससे मैं इस महान् वनमें जल बरसाते हुए इन्द्रको रोक सकूँ
Transliteration
arjuna uvāca | upāyaṁ karmasiddhau ca bhagavan vaktum arhasi | nivārayeyaṁ yenendraṁ varṣamāṇaṁ mahāvane ||
Translation
Arjuna dit : «Ô Seigneur bienheureux, daigne m’indiquer le moyen par lequel cette tâche pourra s’accomplir : par quelle méthode pourrais-je retenir Indra, tandis qu’il déverse la pluie sur cette grande forêt ?»
Word by Word
उपायम्means, method
उपायम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootउपाय
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
कर्मसिद्धौin the accomplishment of the task
कर्मसिद्धौ:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootकर्मसिद्धि
FormFeminine, Locative, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
भगवन्O Lord
भगवन्:
TypeNoun
Rootभगवत्
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
वक्तुम्to tell, to speak
वक्तुम्:
TypeVerb
Rootवच्
FormTumun (infinitive)
अर्हसिyou are able/fit (ought)
अर्हसि:
TypeVerb
Rootअर्ह्
FormPresent (Lat), Second, Singular, Parasmaipada
निवारयेयम्may I restrain/stop
निवारयेयम्:
TypeVerb
Rootनि-वारय्
FormOptative (Vidhi-lin), First, Singular, Parasmaipada
येनby which
येन:
Karana
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Singular
इन्द्रम्Indra
इन्द्रम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
वर्षमाणम्raining (while raining)
वर्षमाणम्:
TypeVerb
Rootवृष्
FormShatr (present active participle), Masculine, Accusative, Singular
महावनेin the great forest
महावने:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootमहावन
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
भगवन्O Lord
भगवन्:
TypeNoun
Rootभगवत्
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
Speaker
अजुन उवाच
Characters & Entities
A
ArjunaI
IndraM
mahāvana (great forest)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes