Shloka 71

Slaying of Andhaka; Hymn to the Sun; Glory of Brahmins; Gayatri Nyasa and Pranayama

Devanagari script

किं करोमि कथं चैनं घातयामि दिवाकर । सूर्य उवाच । जय शूलेन पापिष्ठं मायाशतविशारदम्

Transliteration

kiṃ karomi kathaṃ cainaṃ ghātayāmi divākara | sūrya uvāca | jaya śūlena pāpiṣṭhaṃ māyāśataviśāradam

Translation

“ഞാൻ എന്തു ചെയ്യണം, ഇവനെ എങ്ങനെ വധിക്കണം, ഹേ ദിവാകരാ?” സൂര്യൻ പറഞ്ഞു—“ശൂലത്താൽ ആ പരമ പാപിയെ, നൂറു മായകളിൽ നിപുണനായവനെ ജയിക്ക.”

Word by Word

• किम्: what
• किम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन, नपुंसकलिङ्ग; interrogative object

• करोमि: do I do
• करोमि: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• कथम्: how
• कथम्: Sambandha (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कथम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (प्रश्नाव्यय/क्रियाविशेषण)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चय/संयोजक)

• एनम्: him
• एनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन, पुंलिङ्ग; object pronoun

• घातयामि: do I cause to be slain / kill
• घातयामि: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हन् (धातु) + णिच् (प्रेरण)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन; णिजन्त (causative) परस्मैपद

• दिवाकर: O Divākara (Sun)
• दिवाकर: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिवाकर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8), एकवचन

• सूर्यः: Sūrya
• सूर्यः: Karta (Speaker/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/परफेक्ट), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• जय: conquer! / victory!
• जय: Sambandha (Exhortation/उद्गार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: जय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (आज्ञार्थ/उद्गार), here as imperative-like exhortation

• शूलेन: with a trident/spear
• शूलेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शूल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), एकवचन; instrumental

• पापिष्ठम्: the most wicked (one)
• पापिष्ठम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पाप (प्रातिपदिक) + इष्ठ (तमप्/इष्ठ-प्रत्यय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; अतिशय (superlative)

• मायाशतविशारदम्: skilled in hundreds of illusions
• मायाशतविशारदम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: माया + शत + विशारद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; समासः (मायानां शते विशारदः / मायाशतेषु विशारदः)

Speaker

Sūrya (the Sun-god), in dialogue after a question addressed to him as Divākara

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: vira

Secondary Rasa: raudra

Geographic Context

Type: celestial_realm

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: चैनम् = च + एनम्.

Characters & Entities

• Sūrya (Divākara)
• Śūla (trident)

FAQs

Who is speaking in this verse and what is the context implied?

The verse explicitly marks “Sūrya uvāca”—Sūrya speaks, responding to a question asking how to defeat/kill an opponent described as extremely wicked and highly deceptive.

What does “māyāśataviśārada” mean here?

It literally means “one who is proficient in a hundred māyās,” i.e., an adversary highly skilled in illusions, tricks, or deceptive stratagems—suggesting that ordinary means may fail.

What ethical lesson is conveyed by Sūrya’s instruction?

The verse frames the struggle as dharma confronting a deceitful, wicked force, implying that decisive, appropriate power (symbolized by the śūla/trident) may be required to overcome entrenched adharma and manipulation.