Shloka 4

Agni’s Withdrawal to the Forest and Identification with Āṅgirasa (अग्न्याङ्गिरस-इतिहासः)

Devanagari script

तामवेक्ष्य ततः क्रुद्ध/ समपध्यायत द्विज: । भृशं क्रोधाभिभूतेन बलाका सा निरीक्षिता

Transliteration

tām avekṣya tataḥ kruddhaḥ samapadhyāyat dvijaḥ | bhṛśaṁ krodhābhibhūtena balākā sā nirīkṣitā ||

Translation

Melihatnya, sang dwija pun murka dan mulai menimbang-nimbang dengan niat bermusuhan. Dikuasai amarah yang menyala, ia menatap bangau itu tanpa berkedip.

Word by Word

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

• अवेक्ष्य: having seen/observed
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव-ईक्ष्
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage), having looked at

• ततः: then/thereupon
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः

• क्रुद्धः: angry
• Type: Adjective
• Root: क्रुध्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular, क्त (past passive participle used adjectivally)

• समपध्यायत्: he meditated/pondered (intently)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-अप-ध्यै
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• द्विजः: the brahmin (twice-born)
• द्विजः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• भृशम्: exceedingly/very much
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: भृशम्

• क्रोधाभिभूतेन: overpowered by anger
• क्रोधाभिभूतेन: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: क्रोध-अभिभूत
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Singular, क्त (past passive participle used adjectivally)

• बलाका: the crane/heron
• बलाका: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: बलाका
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• सा: she
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• निरीक्षिता: was looked at/observed
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि-ईक्ष्
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular, क्त (past passive participle)

Speaker

मार्कण्डेय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Markandeya
• dvija (brahmin)
• balākā (crane)