Shloka 10
Arjuna Honored in Indra’s Court; Lomāśa’s Audience; Indra’s Disclosure of Lineage and Mission
Book 3, Chapter 45
Devanagari script
एको वै रक्षिता चैव त्रिदिवं मघवानिव । अकत्थनो मानयिता स्थूललक्ष्य: प्रियंवद:
Transliteration
eko vai rakṣitā caiva tridivaṁ maghavān iva | akatthano mānayitā sthūlalakṣyaḥ priyaṁvadaḥ ||
Translation
Vaiśampāyana berkata: “Dia benar-benar pelindung yang berdiri seorang diri—seperti Maghavān (Indra) menjaga syurga para dewa. Tanpa membanggakan diri, dia memuliakan orang lain; tujuannya lurus dan jelas, mudah dibaca; tutur katanya manis dan menyenangkan.”
Word by Word
एकःalone, single
एकः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootएक
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
वैindeed, surely
वै:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवै
रक्षिताprotector, guardian
रक्षिता:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootरक्षितृ (from √रक्ष्)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
एवjust, only, indeed
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
त्रिदिवम्heaven, the threefold heaven
त्रिदिवम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootत्रिदिव
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
मघवान्Maghavan (Indra)
मघवान्:
TypeNoun
Rootमघवन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
इवlike, as
इव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव
अकत्थनःnot boastful, unvainglorious
अकत्थनः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootअकत्थन
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
मानयिताhonorer, one who shows respect
मानयिता:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootमानयितृ (from √मन्/मानय्)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
स्थूललक्ष्यःhaving a broad/obvious aim; with a large target
स्थूललक्ष्यः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootस्थूललक्ष्य
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
प्रियंवदःsweet-spoken, pleasant-speaking
प्रियंवदः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootप्रियंवद
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
Speaker
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Characters & Entities
V
VaiśaṃpāyanaM
Maghavān (Indra)T
Tridiva (heaven)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes