Shloka 6
Adhyāya 12: Devas’ Petition to Nahūṣa; Bṛhaspati on Śaraṇāgata-Dharma; Indrāṇī’s Strategic Delay
Devanagari script
अहल्या धर्षिता पूर्वमृषिपत्नी यशस्विनी । जीवतो भर्तुरिन्द्रेण स व: कि न निवारित:,'देवताओ! जब इन्द्रने पूर्वकालमें यशस्विनी ऋषि-पत्नी अहल्याका उसके पति गौतमके जीते-जी सतीत्व नष्ट किया था, उस समय आपलोगोंने उन्हें क्यों नहीं रोका?
Transliteration
Ahalyā dharṣitā pūrvam ṛṣipatnī yaśasvinī | jīvato bhartur indreṇa sa vaḥ kiṁ na nivāritaḥ ||
Translation
हे देवांनो! पूर्वी यशस्विनी ऋषिपत्नी अहल्येचा—पती जिवंत असतानाच—इंद्राने अपमान केला; तेव्हा तुम्ही त्याला का रोखले नाही?
Word by Word
अहल्याAhalyā
अहल्या:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअहल्या
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
धर्षिताwas violated/assaulted
धर्षिता:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootधृष्
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular, kta (past passive participle)
पूर्वम्formerly, earlier
पूर्वम्:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपूर्वम्
ऋषि-पत्नीthe sage's wife
ऋषि-पत्नी:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootपत्नी
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
यशस्विनीrenowned, illustrious
यशस्विनी:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootयशस्विन्
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
जीवतःwhile (her husband) was alive; of the living (husband)
जीवतः:
Adhikarana
TypeAdjective
Rootजीवत्
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular, śatṛ (present active participle)
भर्तुःof (her) husband
भर्तुः:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootभर्तृ
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
इन्द्रेणby Indra
इन्द्रेण:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
सःhe
सः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
वःof you; by you (pl.)
वः:
Sampradana
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
FormGenitive, Plural
किम्what?
किम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootकिम्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
नnot
न:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
निवारितःwas restrained/prevented
निवारितः:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootनि-वार्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular, kta (past passive participle)
Speaker
शल्य उवाच
Characters & Entities
Ś
ŚalyaA
AhalyāI
IndraG
GautamaD
Devas (the gods)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Sandhi Notes