Shloka 12
Karma, Preta-gati, and the Continuity of Phala
Mārkaṇḍeya’s Instruction
Devanagari script
क्रतुभिस्तपसा चैव स्वाध्यायेन दमेन च । त्रैलोक्यैश्वर्यमव्यग्र॑ प्राप्तोडहं विक्रमेण च,मैंने अनेक यज्ञ किये, तपस्या की, स्वाध्याय किया तथा अपने मन और इन्द्रियोंके संयमरूप योगका अभ्यास किया। इन सत्कर्मोंसे तथा अपने पराक्रमसे भी मुझे तीनों लोकोंका निष्कण्टक साम्राज्य प्राप्त हुआ था
Transliteration
kratubhis tapasā caiva svādhyāyena damena ca | trailokyaiśvaryam avyagraṁ prāpto 'haṁ vikrameṇa ca ||
Translation
The Serpent said: “By sacrifices, by austerity, by study of sacred lore, and by self-restraint, I attained—without distraction or impediment—the sovereign lordship of the three worlds; and I gained it also through my own valor.”
Word by Word
क्रतुभिःby sacrifices (yajñas)
क्रतुभिः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootक्रतु
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
तपसाby austerity
तपसा:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootतपस्
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
एवindeed
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
स्वाध्यायेनby self-study (recitation/study of Veda)
स्वाध्यायेन:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootस्वाध्याय
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
दमेनby self-control
दमेन:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootदम
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
त्रैलोक्यैश्वर्यम्sovereignty over the three worlds
त्रैलोक्यैश्वर्यम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootत्रैलोक्य-ऐश्वर्य
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
अव्यग्रम्untroubled, undisturbed
अव्यग्रम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootअव्यग्र
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
प्राप्तःobtained / attained
प्राप्तः:
TypeVerb
Rootप्र-आप् (धातु) → प्राप्त (क्त)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
अहम्I
अहम्:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootअहम्
FormNominative, Singular
विक्रमेणby valor / prowess
विक्रमेण:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootविक्रम
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
Speaker
सर्प उवाच
Characters & Entities
स
सर्प (the Serpent speaker)त
त्रैलोक्य (the three worlds)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Sandhi Notes