Shloka 23

Gaya’s Seven Aśvamedhas, Payoṣṇī Snāna, and the Śaryāti Sacrifice Locale

Lomaśa–Yudhiṣṭhira Dialogue

Devanagari script

युधिछिर उवाच कथं विष्टम्भितस्तेन भगवान्‌ पाकशासन: । किमर्थ भार्गवश्चलापि कोप॑ चक्रे महातपा:,युधिष्ठिरने पूछा--मुने! महातपस्वी भृगुपुत्र महर्षि च्यवनने भगवान्‌ इन्द्रका स्तम्भन कैसे किया? उन्हें इन्द्रपर क्रोध किसलिये हुआ?

Transliteration

yudhiṣṭhira uvāca kathaṁ viṣṭambhitastena bhagavān pākaśāsanaḥ | kimarthaṁ bhārgavaś cyavanopi kopaṁ cakre mahātapāḥ ||

Translation

Yudhiṣṭhira berkata: “Wahai resi, bagaimana Pākaśāsana (Indra) yang mulia itu dapat ditahan dan dibekukan olehnya? Dan karena alasan apakah Bhārgava Cyavana, sang pertapa agung, menjadi murka?”

Word by Word

• युधिष्ठिरः: Yudhiṣṭhira
• युधिष्ठिरः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: युधिष्ठिर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Perfect, 3, Singular, Parasmaipada

• कथम्: how
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कथम्

• विष्टम्भितः: was restrained/checked
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-स्तम्भ्
• Form: क्त, Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• भगवान्: the blessed/lordly one
• भगवान्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भगवत्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• पाकशासनः: Pākaśāsana (Indra, 'punisher of Pāka')
• पाकशासनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाकशासन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• किम्: what
• किम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: किम्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• अर्थम्: purpose/reason
• अर्थम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्थ
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• भार्गवः: Bhārgava (descendant of Bhṛgu)
• भार्गवः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भार्गव
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

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

• कोपम्: anger
• कोपम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: कोप
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• चक्रे: made/produced (became angry)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ
• Form: Perfect, 3, Singular, Parasmaipada

• महातपाः: the great ascetic
• महातपाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महातपस्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

युधिछिर उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Yudhiṣṭhira
• Indra (Pākaśāsana)
• Chyavana (Bhārgava, son of Bhṛgu)