Shloka 166

Adhyāya 6: Śibira-dvāra-sthita Bhūta-varṇana and Aśvatthāmā’s Śaraṇāgati to Mahādeva

Devanagari script

ज्वलन्तीं प्राहिणोत्‌ तस्मै भूतं तामपि चाग्रसत्‌ । तदनन्तर कुपित हुए अश्वत्थामाने उसके ऊपर अपनी इन्द्रध्वजके समान प्रकाशित होनेवाली गदा चलायी; परंतु वह भूत उसे भी लील गया

Transliteration

sañjaya uvāca | jvalantīṁ prāhiṇot tasmai bhūtaṁ tām api cāgrasat | tad-anantaraṁ kupito ’śvatthāmā tasya upari indra-dhvaja-sama-prakāśāṁ gadāṁ prāhiṇot; parantu tat bhūtam tām api līlayā jagrāsa |

Translation

Sesudah itu, Aśvatthāmā yang murka melemparkan gada yang bersinar laksana panji Indra; namun makhluk itu pun menelannya.

Word by Word

• ज्वलन्तीम्: blazing
• ज्वलन्तीम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ज्वलत् (धातु: ज्वल्)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• प्राहिणोत्: sent forth
• प्राहिणोत्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-हि (धातु: हि)
• Form: Imperfect, 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• तस्मै: to him
• तस्मै: Sampradana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Dative, Singular

• भूतम्: a spirit/being
• भूतम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूत
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• ताम्: that (her/it)
• ताम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• अपि: also/even
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• अग्रसत्: swallowed/devoured
• अग्रसत्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: ग्रस् (धातु: ग्रस्)
• Form: Imperfect, 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sanjaya
• Ashvatthama
• Bhuta (spirit/supernatural being)
• Gada (mace)
• Indra (by comparison: Indra-dhvaja)