Shloka 10

Mahāvasu’s Fall by Speech-Error and Release through Devotion (अज-विवादः वसोः शापः विमोचनं च)

Devanagari script

यथाध्वरे समिद्धो3ग्निर्भाति हव्यमुदावहम्‌

Transliteration

yathādhvare samiddho 'gnir bhāti havyam udāvaham

Translation

Bagaikan api yang dinyalakan dalam upacara yajña, bersinar sambil mengangkat persembahan ke atas.

Word by Word

• यथा: just as
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा

• अध्वरे: in the sacrifice
• अध्वरे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अध्वर
• Form: masculine, locative, singular

• समिद्धः: kindled, well-lit
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्-इन्ध्
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• अग्निः: fire
• अग्निः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्नि
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• भाति: shines
• Type: Verb
• Root: भा
• Form: present, third, singular, parasmaipada

• हव्यम्: the oblation
• हव्यम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: हव्य
• Form: neuter, accusative, singular

• उदावहम्: carrying upward (to the gods)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उद्-आ-वाह्
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• Agni (sacrificial fire)
• Adhvara (sacrificial rite)
• Havya (oblation)