Shloka 56

Adhyāya 168: Arjuna’s counters to māyā-rains and the onset of darkness

Nivātakavaca engagement

Devanagari script

दुरासदं दुष्प्रसहं सुरदानवराक्षसै: । अनुज्ञातस्त्वहं तेन तत्रैव समुपाविशम्‌

Transliteration

durāsadaṁ duṣprasahaṁ suradānavarākṣasaiḥ | anujñātas tv ahaṁ tena tatraiva samupāviśam |

Translation

Arjuna dit : «Cette (puissance/arme divine) est d’un accès redoutable et impossible à soutenir — même pour les dieux, les Dānavas et les Rākṣasas. Sa force est trop difficile à endurer pour quiconque. Puis, ayant reçu l’assentiment du Seigneur Śiva, je m’assis là même ; et sous mes yeux, il disparut de la vue.»

Word by Word

• दुरासदम्: hard to approach/assail
• दुरासदम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुरासद
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• दुष्प्रसहम्: hard to withstand/overpower
• दुष्प्रसहम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुष्प्रसह
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• सुर: by the gods
• सुर: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• दानव: by the demons (Dānavas)
• दानव: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: दानव
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• राक्षसैः: by the rākṣasas
• राक्षसैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: राक्षस
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• अनुज्ञातः: having been permitted/authorized
• अनुज्ञातः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: अनु-ज्ञा
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular, Past passive participle (क्त)

• तु: but/indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अहम्
• Form: Nominative, Singular

• तेन: by him/thereby
• तेन: Karana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र

• एव: indeed/just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• समुपाविशम्: I sat down/ took a seat
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-उप-आ-विश्
• Form: Imperfect (लङ्), 1st, Singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

अजुन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Arjuna
• Śiva
• Suras (gods)
• Dānavas
• Rākṣasas