Shloka 9

मातापितृपूजन-प्रधानधर्मः (Primacy of Filial Service) — Mārkaṇḍeya’s Account of the Vyādha’s Instruction

Devanagari script

मधुकैटभयो: पुत्रो धुन्धुर्भीमपराक्रम: । शेते लोकविनाशाय तपोबलमुपाश्रित:

Transliteration

madhukaiṭabhayoḥ putro dhundhur bhīmaparākramaḥ | śete lokavināśāya tapobalam upāśritaḥ ||

Translation

Markandeya said: “The mighty Dhundhu, son of Madhu and Kaiṭabha, lies there—his terrible valor sustained by the power of austerities—intent upon the destruction of the worlds.”

Word by Word

• मधु: of Madhu
• मधु: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: मधु
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Dual

• कैटभयोः: and of Kaiṭabha
• कैटभयोः: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: कैटभ
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Dual

• पुत्रः: son
• पुत्रः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• धुन्धुः: Dhundhu (proper name)
• धुन्धुः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: धुन्धु
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• भीमपराक्रमः: of terrible valor
• भीमपराक्रमः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भीमपराक्रम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• शेते: lies (reclines)
• शेते: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: शी (शयने)
• Form: Present, Third, Singular, Atmanepada

• लोकविनाशाय: for the destruction of the worlds
• लोकविनाशाय: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोकविनाश
• Form: Masculine, Dative, Singular

• तपोबलम्: power of austerity
• तपोबलम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपोबल
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• उपाश्रितः: having resorted to / relying on
• उपाश्रितः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उप-आ-श्रि (आश्रयणे)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular, क्त (past passive participle)

Speaker

मार्कण्डेय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Mārkaṇḍeya
• Madhu
• Kaiṭabha
• Dhundhu
• loka (the worlds)