Shloka 10

Kārtavīrya–Samudra Saṃvāda and the Jāmadagnya Precedent (आश्वमेधिक पर्व, अध्याय २९)

Devanagari script

ततस्तेज: प्रजज्वाल रामस्यामिततेजस: । प्रदहन्‌ रिपुसैन्यानि तदा कमललोचने

Transliteration

tatastejaḥ prajajvāla rāmasyāmitatejasaḥ | pradahan ripusainyāni tadā kamalalocane ||

Translation

そのとき、無量の威光を具えたラーマ（Rāma）の烈しい霊威が燃え上がり、敵の軍勢を焼き尽くし始めた。まさにその瞬間、蓮華の眼をもつ者よ、その光輝は不義の抗いを圧倒する力として顕れた。

Word by Word

• ततः: then/thereupon
• ततः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः
• Form: Avyaya (ablatival adverb: 'from/then')

• तेजः: splendor, fiery energy
• तेजः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: तेजस्
• Form: Neuter, nominative, singular

• प्रजज्वाल: blazed forth
• Type: Verb
• Root: ज्वल्
• Form: Perfect (liṭ), 3rd person, singular, Parasmaipada

• रामस्य: of Rama
• रामस्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम
• Form: Masculine, genitive, singular

• अमिततेजसः: of (him) of immeasurable splendor
• अमिततेजसः: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अमिततेजस्
• Form: Masculine, genitive, singular

• प्रदहन्: burning, scorching
• प्रदहन्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र+दह्
• Form: Present active participle (śatṛ), masculine, nominative, singular

• रिपुसैन्यानि: enemy armies
• रिपुसैन्यानि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: रिपुसैन्य
• Form: Neuter, accusative, plural

• तदा: at that time
• तदा: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा
• Form: Avyaya (temporal adverb)

• कमललोचने: in/for the lotus-eyed one (O lotus-eyed one)
• कमललोचने: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: कमललोचन
• Form: Masculine, locative, singular (vocative-like address also possible by context)

Speaker

समुद्र उवाच

Characters & Entities

• समुद्र (Samudra, the Ocean)
• राम (Rāma)
• रिपुसैन्य (enemy armies)
• कमललोचन (the lotus-eyed addressee)