Shloka 17

Devanagari script

नाहत्वा हि महाबाहो शत्रूनेति करं पुनः । सा शक्तिर्देवराजस्य शतशो5थ सहस्रश:,महाबाहो! देवराज इन्द्रकी वह शक्ति युद्धमें सैकड़ों-हजारों शत्रुओंका वध किये बिना पुनः हाथमें लौटकर नहीं आती

Transliteration

nāhatvā hi mahābāho śatrūn eti karaṃ punaḥ | sā śaktir devarājasya śataśo ’tha sahasraśaḥ ||

Translation

Wahai yang berlengan perkasa, Śakti itu tidak kembali lagi ke tangan sebelum terlebih dahulu menewaskan musuh. Demikianlah senjata raja para dewa: ia pulang hanya setelah merobohkan musuh—ratusan, bahkan ribuan.

Word by Word

• na: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na

• ahatva: having not slain
• Type: Verb
• Root: han
• Form: ktvā (absolutive/gerund), parasmaipada (usage)

• hi: indeed/for
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi

• mahābāho: O mighty-armed one
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahābāhu
• Form: masculine, vocative, singular

• śatrūn: enemies
• śatrūn: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: śatru
• Form: masculine, accusative, plural

• eti: goes/comes
• Type: Verb
• Root: i
• Form: present indicative (laṭ), 3rd, singular, parasmaipada

• karam: to the hand
• karam: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: kara
• Form: masculine, accusative, singular

• punaḥ: again
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: punaḥ

• sā: that (she/it)
• sā: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: tad (sa-)
• Form: feminine, nominative, singular

• śaktiḥ: spear/weapon (śakti)
• śaktiḥ: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: śakti
• Form: feminine, nominative, singular

• devarājasya: of the king of gods
• devarājasya: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: devarāja
• Form: masculine, genitive, singular

• śataśaḥ: by hundreds/in hundreds
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: śataśas

• atha: and/then
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha

• sahasraśaḥ: by thousands/in thousands
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sahasraśas

Speaker

सूर्य उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sūrya
• Devarāja (Indra)
• Śakti (divine spear/weapon)