Shloka 49

Vasiṣṭhasya śokaḥ, Vipāśā–Śatadrū-nāmākaraṇam, Kalmāṣapādasya bhaya-prasaṅgaḥ (Ādi Parva 167)

Devanagari script

सुरकार्यमियं काले करिष्यति सुमध्यमा । अस्या हेतो: कौरवाणां महतदुत्पत्स्यते भयम्‌,“यह सुमध्यमा समयपर देवताओंका कार्य सिद्ध करेगी। इसके कारण कौरवोंको बहुत बड़ा भय प्राप्त होगा"

Transliteration

surakāryam iyaṁ kāle kariṣyati sumadhyamā | asyā hetoḥ kauravāṇāṁ mahatad utpatsyate bhayam ||

Translation

यह सुमध्यमा उचित समय पर देवताओं का कार्य सिद्ध करेगी; इसके कारण कौरवों के लिये महान भय उत्पन्न होगा।

Word by Word

• सुरकार्यं: the gods' task/work
• सुरकार्यं: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुरकार्य
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• इयं: this (woman)
• इयं: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• काले: in time / at the proper time
• काले: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: काल
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• करिष्यति: will do / will accomplish
• करिष्यति: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ
• Form: Simple Future (Luṭ), Third, Singular

• सुमध्यमा: the slender-waisted (lady)
• सुमध्यमा: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुमध्यमा
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• अस्याः: of her
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: Feminine, Genitive, Singular

• हेतोः: because of / from the cause
• हेतोः: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: हेतु
• Form: Masculine, Ablative, Singular

• कौरवाणाम्: of the Kauravas
• Type: Noun
• Root: कौरव
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• महत्: great
• महत्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• उत्पत्स्यते: will arise / will be produced
• Type: Verb
• Root: उत्+पद्
• Form: Simple Future (Luṭ), Third, Singular, Atmanepada

• भयम्: fear
• भयम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भय
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

ब्राह्मण उवाच

Characters & Entities

• sumadhyamā (a woman referred to by epithet)
• Kauravas
• suras (gods)