Shloka 15
Devanagari script
प्राप्प वामनरूपेण प्रच्छन्न॑ ब्रह्म॒रूपिणा । बलेयथा हूतं राज्यं विक्रमैस्तच्च ते श्रुतम्
Transliteration
prāpya vāmanarūpeṇa pracchannaṁ brahmarūpiṇā | baler yathā hṛtaṁ rājyaṁ vikramais tac ca te śrutam ||
Translation
Having approached (him) in the guise of a dwarf, while concealing His true divine nature, He took away Bali’s sovereignty by His measured strides—this, too, you have heard. The passage recalls how power gained through pride can be checked by a higher moral order, and how the divine may act through humble appearances to restore rightful balance.
Word by Word
प्राप्यhaving obtained / having reached
प्राप्य:
TypeVerb
Rootप्र-आप् (धातु)
Formल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), कर्तरि
वामन-रूपेणin/with the form of a dwarf (Vāmana)
वामन-रूपेण:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootवामनरूप (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसक, तृतीया, एकवचन
प्रच्छन्नम्hidden, disguised
प्रच्छन्नम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootप्रच्छन्न (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; प्र-छद्)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन
ब्रह्म-रूपिणाby one having the form of Brahman (a brahmin-like form)
ब्रह्म-रूपिणा:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootब्रह्मरूपिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन
बलेःof Bali
बलेः:
TypeNoun
Rootबलि (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन
यथाas, how
यथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयथा
हृतम्was taken away / taken
हृतम्:
TypeVerb
Rootहृत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; हृ)
Formक्त (past passive participle), कर्मणि, नपुंसक, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन
राज्यम्kingdom, sovereignty
राज्यम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootराज्य (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसक, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन
विक्रमैःby (his) strides/steps, by prowess
विक्रमैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootविक्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन
तत्that
तत्:
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसक, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
तेto you / for you
ते:
Sampradana
TypePronoun
Rootत्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formषष्ठी/चतुर्थी, एकवचन
श्रुतम्heard, has been heard
श्रुतम्:
TypeVerb
Rootश्रुत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; श्रु)
Formक्त (past passive participle), कर्मणि, नपुंसक, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन
Speaker
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Characters & Entities
V
VāmanaB
BaliSandhi Notes