Shloka 45
Gaṇanātha-Parākrama (Episode of Gaṇeśa’s Martial Exploit) — Lalitopākhyāna Battle Continuation
Devanagari script
तेन दावानलज्वालादीप्तेन मथितं बलम् / तृतीये युद्धदिवसे याममात्रं गते रवौ / विशुक्रमुक्ततर्षास्त्रव्याकुलाः शक्तयो ऽवन्
Transliteration
tena dāvānalajvālādīptena mathitaṃ balam / tṛtīye yuddhadivase yāmamātraṃ gate ravau / viśukramuktatarṣāstravyākulāḥ śaktayo 'van
Translation
ଦାବାନଳର ଜ୍ୱାଳା ପରି ଦୀପ୍ତ ସେଇ ତୃଷାସ୍ତ୍ର ଦ୍ୱାରା ସେନାବଳ ମଥିତ ହେଲା। ଯୁଦ୍ଧର ତୃତୀୟ ଦିନ, ସୂର୍ଯ୍ୟ ଏକ ଯାମ ମାତ୍ର ଗତ ହେବାବେଳେ, ବିଶୁକ୍ର ଛାଡ଼ିଥିବା ତର୍ଷାସ୍ତ୍ରରେ ବ୍ୟାକୁଳ ଶକ୍ତିମାନେ ଭୂମିରେ ପଡ଼ିଲେ।
Word by Word
tenaby that
tena:
Karaṇa (करण)
TypeNoun
Roottad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter/Masculine, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular; ‘by that’ (i.e., by the weapon)
dāvānala-jvālā-dīptenablazing like forest-fire flames
dāvānala-jvālā-dīptena:
Karaṇa (करण)
TypeAdjective
Rootdāvānala (प्रातिपदिक) + jvālā (प्रातिपदिक) + dīpta (कृदन्त from √dīp)
FormNeuter/Masculine, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular; tatpuruṣa chain ‘blazing with the flames of a forest-fire’
mathitamchurned/agitated
mathitam:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeAdjective
Root√math (धातु)
FormPast passive participle (क्त), Neuter, Nominative/Accusative (1st/2nd), Singular; agreeing with balam
balamthe force/army
balam:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootbala (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular
tṛtīyeon the third
tṛtīye:
Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
TypeAdjective
Roottṛtīya (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine/Neuter, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular; agreeing with divase
yuddha-divaseon the battle-day
yuddha-divase:
Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootyuddha (प्रातिपदिक) + divasa (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular; tatpuruṣa ‘day of battle’
yāma-mātramfor just one watch
yāma-mātram:
Kāla-adhikaraṇa (कालाधिकरण)
TypeAdjective
Rootyāma (प्रातिपदिक) + mātra (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; measure-expression ‘only a yāma (watch)’
gatewhen (it) had passed
gate:
Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
TypeVerb
Root√gam (धातु)
FormPast participle (क्त), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular; in locative absolute with ravau: ‘when the sun had gone/passed’
ravauwhen the sun (was)
ravau:
Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootravi (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular
viśukra-mukta-tarṣāstra-vyākulāḥagitated by Viśukra’s released thirst-weapon
viśukra-mukta-tarṣāstra-vyākulāḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeAdjective
Rootviśukra (प्रातिपदिक) + mukta (कृदन्त from √muc) + tarṣāstra (प्रातिपदिक; tarṣa+tṛṣā? here ‘thirst-weapon’) + vyākula (प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural; tatpuruṣa ‘distressed/agitated by the thirst-weapon released by Viśukra’
śaktayaḥthe Śakti-forces
śaktayaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootśakti (प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural; ‘Śaktis’ = Śakti’s forces/warriors
avanwere (in that condition)
avan:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootava√ (धातु: √av ‘to protect’ / or √ā? here ‘they protected/they were’)
FormImperfect (लङ्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Plural; parasmaipada; contextual sense: ‘they were/they became’ is also possible, but form fits √av ‘they protected/maintained’—here best taken as ‘they were (in that state)’ per narrative ellipsis