Shloka 10

Āstīka-stuti at Janamejaya’s Sacrifice (आस्तीकस्तुतिः / यज्ञप्रशंसा)

Devanagari script

अनागसि गुरौ यो मे मृतं सर्पमवासृजत्‌ । त॑ नागस्तक्षकः क्रुद्धस्तेजसा प्रदहिष्यति

Transliteration

anāgasi gurau yo me mṛtaṃ sarpam avāsṛjat | taṃ nāgas takṣakaḥ kruddhas tejasā pradahiṣyati

Translation

Janamejaya dit : «Quiconque, fût-il innocent, a jeté un serpent mort sur mon maître vénérable—Takṣaka, ce serpent courroucé, le réduira en cendres par la flamme de sa puissance».

Word by Word

• अनागसि: in (one who is) guiltless
• अनागसि: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनागस्
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• गुरौ: in/against the teacher
• गुरौ: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुरु
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• यः: who
• यः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• मे: of me / my
• मे: Sampradana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: Genitive, Singular

• मृतम्: dead
• मृतम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मृत
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• सर्पम्: snake
• सर्पम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्प
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• अवासृजत्: placed/let fall (upon)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव + सृज्
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• नागः: the serpent
• नागः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाग
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तक्षकः: Takṣaka
• तक्षकः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: तक्षक
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• क्रुद्धः: angered
• क्रुद्धः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: क्रुद्ध
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तेजसा: with (his) fiery power
• तेजसा: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: तेजस्
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• प्रदहिष्यति: will burn up
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + दह्
• Form: Simple Future (Luṭ), 3rd, Singular

Speaker

जनमेजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Janamejaya
• guru (revered teacher)
• dead snake
• Takṣaka