Mahabharata 1.33.3 — Adi Parva, Adhyaya 33, Shloka 3

Ādi-parva Adhyāya 33: Vāsuki’s Council on Averting the Sarpa-satra

Devanagari script

ज्वलनार्कप्रभं घोरं छेदन॑ं सोमहारिणाम्‌ | घोररूपं तदत्यर्थ यन्त्र देवैः सुनिर्मितम्‌

Translation

Roda yang menggerunkan itu menyala seperti api dan matahari. Para dewa membina alat yang amat dahsyat itu supaya ia mencincang lumat para pencuri yang datang hendak mencuri amṛta.

Word by Word

• ज्वलन: of fire
• ज्वलन: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्वलन
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• अर्क: of the sun
• अर्क: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्क
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• प्रभम्: having radiance (like)
• प्रभम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रभ
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• घोरम्: terrible
• घोरम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: घोर
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• छेदनम्: cutting; severing
• छेदनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: छेदन
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• सोम: of Soma/nectar
• सोम: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सोम
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• हारिणाम्: of the stealers; of those who take away
• हारिणाम्: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: हारिन्
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• घोर: terrible
• घोर: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: घोर
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• रूपम्: form; appearance
• रूपम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: रूप
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• अत्यर्थम्: excessively; very much
• अत्यर्थम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्यर्थम्
• Form: true

• यन्त्रम्: device; mechanism
• यन्त्रम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: यन्त्र
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• देवैः: by the gods
• देवैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• सुनिर्मितम्: well-made; excellently constructed
• सुनिर्मितम्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुनिर्मित
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

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