Shloka 7

स्कन्दसेनापत्याभिषेकः

Skanda’s Consecration as Devasenāpati

Devanagari script

यथा च भगवानग्नि: स्वयमेवाज्धिरा35भवत्‌ । संतापयंश्ष प्रभया नाशयंस्तिमिराणि च,कैसे स्वयं महर्षि अंगिरा ही भगवान्‌ अग्नि बन गये और अपनी प्रभासे अन्धकारका निवारण करते हुए जगत्‌को ताप देने लगे?

Transliteration

Yathā ca bhagavān agniḥ svayam evāṅgirābhavat | santāpayaṃś ca prabhayā nāśayaṃs timirāṇi ca ||

Translation

Yudhiṣṭhira berkata: “Bagaimana Agni yang mulia itu sendiri menjadi Aṅgiras, lalu dengan sinar kemuliaannya menghangatkan dunia sambil melenyapkan kegelapan?”

Word by Word

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

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

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

• अग्निः: Fire (Agni)
• अग्निः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्नि
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• स्वयम्: by himself
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्वयम्

• एव: indeed / just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• अङ्गिराः: Aṅgiras (the sage)
• अङ्गिराः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अङ्गिरस्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अभवत्: became / was
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular

• संतापयन्: heating / causing to burn
• संतापयन्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: संतापय् (causative of √तप् with सम्-)
• Form: Present active participle (Parasmaipada), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• प्रभया: by (his) radiance
• प्रभया: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभा
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

• नाशयन्: destroying / dispelling
• नाशयन्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: नाशय् (causative of √नश्)
• Form: Present active participle (Parasmaipada), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तिमिराणि: darknesses
• तिमिराणि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: तिमिर
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

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

Speaker

युधिछिर उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Yudhiṣṭhira
• Agni
• Aṅgiras