Shloka 3

Agni’s Withdrawal to the Forest and Identification with Āṅgirasa (अग्न्याङ्गिरस-इतिहासः)

Devanagari script

उपरिष्टाच्च वृक्षस्थ बलाका संन्यलीयत । तया पुरीषणमुत्सूष्ट ब्राह्मणस्य तदोपरि,उस समय उस वृक्षके ऊपर एक बगुली छिपी बैठी थी। उसने ब्राह्मण देवताके ऊपर बीट कर दी

Transliteration

upariṣṭāc ca vṛkṣasthā balākā saṃnyalīyata | tayā purīṣaṇam utsṛṣṭaṃ brāhmaṇasya tadopari ||

Translation

Mārkaṇḍeya said: “Just then, a heron that was concealed above, perched in the tree, let fall its droppings upon the brāhmaṇa. This small insult becomes the spark that tests anger, restraint, and the true meaning of dharma.”

Word by Word

• उपरिष्टात्: from above / overhead
• उपरिष्टात्: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उपरिष्टात्
• Form: Adverb

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च
• Form: Conjunction

• वृक्षस्थ: situated on a tree
• वृक्षस्थ: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वृक्षस्थ
• Form: Masculine, nominative, singular

• बलाका: a heron
• बलाका: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: बलाका
• Form: Feminine, nominative, singular

• संन्यलीयत: hid / lay concealed
• Type: Verb
• Root: ली
• Form: Imperfect (लङ्), 3rd person, singular, Parasmaipada; with prefix सम् + नि (संन्य-)

• तया: by her
• तया: Karana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Feminine, instrumental, singular

• पुरीषणम्: droppings / excrement
• पुरीषणम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरीष
• Form: Neuter, accusative, singular

• उत्सृष्टम्: released / let fall
• Type: Verb
• Root: उत्सृज्
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), neuter accusative singular (agreeing with पुरीषणम्)

• ब्राह्मणस्य: of the Brahmin
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण
• Form: Masculine, genitive, singular

• तदा: then
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा
• Form: Adverb

• उपरि: upon / on
• उपरि: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उपरि
• Form: Preposition/Adverb (governing genitive here)

Speaker

मार्कण्डेय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Mārkaṇḍeya
• brāhmaṇa
• balākā (heron)
• tree (vṛkṣa)
• droppings (purīṣaṇa)