Shloka 121

Atithi-satkāra and the Consolation of Wise Counsel (अतिथिसत्कारः प्रज्ञानवचनस्य च पराश्वासनम्)

Devanagari script

वसुधा संचकम्पे च नभश्न विचचाल ह । निष्प्रभाणि च तेजांसि ब्रह्मा चैवासनच्युत:

Transliteration

vasudhā sañcakampe ca nabhaś na vicacāla ha | niṣprabhāṇi ca tejāṃsi brahmā caivāsanacyutaḥ ||

Translation

Arjuna berkata: “Bumi mula bergegar, dan langit pun seakan-akan terhuyung. Segala cahaya dan daya gemilang kehilangan sinarnya, dan Brahmā sendiri tampak tergoncang dari singgahsananya.”

Word by Word

• वसुधा: the earth
• वसुधा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसुधा
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• संचकम्पे: trembled violently
• Type: Verb
• Root: कम्प्
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• नभः: the sky
• नभः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: नभस्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• विचचाल: moved, shook
• Type: Verb
• Root: चल्
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• ह: indeed (emphatic particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ह

• निष्प्रभाणि: lusterless, without radiance
• निष्प्रभाणि: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निष्प्रभ
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Plural

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• तेजांसि: lights, splendors
• तेजांसि: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: तेजस्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Plural

• ब्रह्मा: Brahmā
• ब्रह्मा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• एव: indeed, just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• आसनच्युतः: fallen from (his) seat
• आसनच्युतः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आसनच्युत
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

अर्जुन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Arjuna
• Earth (Vasudhā)
• Sky (Nabhas)
• Brahmā
• Āsana (Brahmā’s seat)