Shloka 3
अगस्त्यस्य वित्तयाचनं तथा इल्वलोपभिक्षणनिर्णयः
Agastya’s request for wealth and the decision to seek resources from Ilvala
Devanagari script
आसीद्दा कि प्रभावश्लू स दैत्यो मानवान्तक: । किमर्थ चोदितो मन्युरगस्त्यस्य महात्मन:,“मनुष्योंका विनाश करनेवाले उस दैत्यका प्रभाव कैसा था? और महात्मा अगस्त्यजीके मनमें क्रोधका उदय कैसे हुआ”?
Transliteration
Vaiśampāyana uvāca: āsīd dā kila prabhāvaślū sa daityo mānavāntakaḥ | kimarthaṁ codito manyur Agastyasya mahātmanaḥ ||
Translation
Vaiśampāyana said: “Indeed, there once was that Daitya named Mānavāntaka, famed for his formidable power and for bringing destruction upon human beings. What was the nature of his might, and for what reason did anger arise in the heart of the great-souled sage Agastya?”
Word by Word
आसीत्was
आसीत्:
TypeVerb
Rootअस् (धातु)
Formलङ् (imperfect), 3, singular
दाindeed/then (particle; reading uncertain)
दा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootदा (अव्यय/निपात; अनिश्चित-पाठ)
किwhat?/how?
कि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootकिम् (प्रातिपदिक)
प्रभावश्लूःof (great) might/splendor (epithet)
प्रभावश्लूः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootप्रभावश्लू (प्रातिपदिक)
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
सःhe/that
सः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
दैत्यःdemon, Daitya
दैत्यः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootदैत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
मानवान्तकःdestroyer of men
मानवान्तकः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootमानव + अन्तक (प्रातिपदिक)
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
किम्what?
किम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootकिम् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formneuter, nominative/accusative, singular
अर्थम्purpose, reason
अर्थम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
Formmasculine, accusative, singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
उदितःarisen, risen
उदितः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootउदित (उद् + इ/ए; कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
मन्युःanger, wrath
मन्युः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootमन्यु (प्रातिपदिक)
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
अगस्त्यस्यof Agastya
अगस्त्यस्य:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootअगस्त्य (प्रातिपदिक)
Formmasculine, genitive, singular
महात्मनःof the great-souled (sage)
महात्मनः:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootमहात्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formmasculine, genitive, singular
Speaker
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Characters & Entities
V
VaiśampāyanaM
Mānavāntaka (Daitya)A
AgastyaVerse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes