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Varaha Purana 177.22: Adhyaya 177, Shloka 22

The Curse of Sāmba and the Prescribed Observance of Sun-Worship

साम्बं दृष्ट्वैव ताः सर्वा अनङ्गेन प्रपीडिताः ॥ उद्दीपनविभावोऽयं तासां गन्धादिकं यथा ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 177.22

sāmbaṁ dṛṣṭvaiva tāḥ sarvā anaṅgena prapīḍitāḥ || uddīpanavibhāvo 'yaṁ tāsāṁ gandhādikaṁ yathā

साम्ब को देखते ही सब औरतें पागल हो गयीं। उनका दिल काम करने लगा। यह ऐसा है जैसे कोई खुशबू सूंघ के अट्रैक्ट हो जाए। साम्ब की शकल ही उनके लिए काफी थी।

साम्बम्Sāmba (as object)
साम्बम्:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootसाम्ब (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/कर्म), एकवचन
दृष्ट्वाhaving seen
दृष्ट्वा:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootदृश् (धातु)
Formक्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (Gerund/Absolutive), ‘having seen’
एवindeed/just
एव:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Emphasis)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव (अव्यय)
Formनिपात (particle/emphasis)
ताःthose (women)
ताः:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/कर्ता), बहुवचन
सर्वाःall
सर्वाः:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifier) ताः इति
अनङ्गेनby Ananga (Kāma)
अनङ्गेन:
Karana (करण)
TypeNoun
Rootअनङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/करण), एकवचन
प्रपीडिताःwere afflicted/tormented
प्रपीडिताः:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeVerb
Rootप्र-पीड् (धातु)
Formकृदन्त-भूतकर्मणि-प्रत्यय (PPP/क्त), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोगार्थे (passive sense)
उद्दीपन-विभावःa stimulating cause (uddīpana-vibhāva)
उद्दीपन-विभावः:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootउद्दीपन + विभाव (प्रातिपदिके)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी/कर्मधारय-सम्भवः—अत्र तात्पुरुषः (determinative)
अयम्this
अयम्:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन
तासाम्of those (women)
तासाम्:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन
गन्ध-आदिकम्fragrance and the like
गन्ध-आदिकम्:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootगन्ध + आदि (प्रातिपदिके)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘गन्धः आदिः यस्य तत्’ इति तात्पुरुष (and the like beginning with fragrance)
यथाjust as/like
यथा:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयथा (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; उपमान/प्रकारवाचक (comparative/manner)

Varāha (default speaker per dialogue framework)

C
Classical Literature
P
Purāṇic Narrative
S
Sanskrit Poetics (uddīpana-vibhāva)

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