Shloka 29

Duryodhana Seized by Citraseṇa; Kaurava Petition to Yudhiṣṭhira (दुर्योधनापहारः / चित्रसेनगन्धर्वग्रहणम्)

Devanagari script

अदितिं रेवतीं प्राहु्ग्रहस्तस्यास्तु रैवत: । सो<5पि बालान्‌ महाघोरो बाधते वै महाग्रह:,लोग अदिति देवीको रेवती कहते हैं। रेवतीके ग्रहका नाम रैवत है। वह महाभयंकर महान्‌ ग्रह भी बालकोंको बड़ा कष्ट देता है

Transliteration

aditiṁ revatīṁ prāhur grahas tasyāstu raivataḥ | so 'pi bālān mahāghoro bādhate vai mahāgrahaḥ ||

Translation

Mārkaṇḍeya said: “Aditi is also known as Revatī; and the planetary affliction (graha) associated with her is called Raivata. That mighty and exceedingly dreadful graha, too, brings severe suffering upon children.”

Word by Word

• अदितिम्: Aditi (as object/name)
• अदितिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अदिति
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• रेवतीम्: Revati (as object/name)
• रेवतीम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: रेवती
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• प्राहुः: they said/call
• प्राहुः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + अह्
• Form: Perfect (Paroksha), 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada

• ग्रहः: the seizer/demon (graha)
• ग्रहः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: ग्रह
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तस्याः: of her
• तस्याः: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Feminine, Genitive, Singular

• अस्तु: let (it) be / is to be
• अस्तु: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस्
• Form: Imperative, 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• रैवतः: Raivata (name)
• रैवतः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: रैवत
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सः: he/that (one)
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अपि: also/even
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

• बालान्: children
• बालान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: बाल
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• महाघोरः: very terrible
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महाघोर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• बाधते: afflicts/harasses
• बाधते: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: बाध्
• Form: Present, 3rd, Singular, Atmanepada

• वै: indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै

• महाग्रहः: the great graha (demon/seizer)
• महाग्रहः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाग्रह
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

मार्कण्डेय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Mārkaṇḍeya
• Aditi
• Revatī
• Raivata (graha)
• Graha (afflicting force)