Shloka 16
सप्तहोतृ-विधानम् एवं इन्द्रिय–मनःसंवादः
The Seven Hotṛs and the Debate of Senses and Mind
Devanagari script
अगाराणीव शून्यानि शान्तार्चिष इवाग्नय: । इन्द्रियाणि न भासन्ते मया हीनानि नित्यश:,“मेरे बिना समस्त इन्द्रियाँ बुझी लपटोंवाली आग और सूने घरकी भाँति सदा श्रीहीन जान पड़ती हैं
Transliteration
agārāṇīva śūnyāni śāntārcīṣa ivāgnayaḥ | indriyāṇi na bhāsante mayā hīnāni nityaśaḥ ||
Translation
Mind said: “Without me, the senses never truly shine. Deprived of my presence, they appear perpetually bereft of splendor—like deserted houses, or like fires whose flames have been quenched.”
Word by Word
अगाराणिhouses
अगाराणि:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअगार
FormNeuter, Nominative, Plural
इवlike/as
इव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव
शून्यानिempty
शून्यानि:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootशून्य
FormNeuter, Nominative, Plural
शान्तquenched/ceased
शान्त:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootशम्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
अर्चिषःflames
अर्चिषः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअर्चिस्
FormFeminine, Nominative, Plural
इवlike/as
इव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव
अग्नयःfires
अग्नयः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
इन्द्रियाणिsenses/faculties
इन्द्रियाणि:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्रिय
FormNeuter, Nominative, Plural
नnot
न:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
भासन्तेshine/appear bright
भासन्ते:
TypeVerb
Rootभास्
FormPresent, Indicative, Atmanepada, Third, Plural
मयाby me/with me
मया:
Karana
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
Form—, Instrumental, Singular
हीनानिdeprived of (me), bereft
हीनानि:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootहीन
FormNeuter, Nominative, Plural
नित्यशःalways/constantly
नित्यशः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनित्यशः
Speaker
मन उवाच
Characters & Entities
म
मन (Mind)इ
इन्द्रियाणि (the senses)अ
अग्नयः (fires)अ
अगाराणि (houses)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Sandhi Notes