Shloka 5

Ādi-parva Adhyāya 209: Śaraṇāgati of the Cursed Apsarases; Nārītīrtha-prasiddhi; Arjuna’s Vimocana

Devanagari script

तावन्तरिक्षमुत्प्लुत्य दैत्यौ कामगमावुभौ । देवानामेव भवनं जम्मतुर्युद्धदुर्मदौ,युद्धके लिये उन्मत्त रहनेवाले वे दोनों दैत्य इच्छानुसार सर्वत्र जानेकी शक्ति रखते थे; अत: आकाशमें उछलकर पहले देवताओंके ही घरोंपर जा चढ़े

Transliteration

tāv antarikṣam utplutya daityau kāmagamāv ubhau | devānām eva bhavanaṁ jagmatur yuddha-durmadau ||

Translation

ଯୁଦ୍ଧୋନ୍ମାଦରେ ମତ୍ତ, ଇଚ୍ଛାମତେ ସର୍ବତ୍ର ଗମନ କରିପାରୁଥିବା ସେଇ ଦୁଇ ଦୈତ୍ୟ ଆକାଶକୁ ଉଛଳି ଉଠି, ପ୍ରଥମେ ଦେବମାନଙ୍କ ଭବନକୁ ହିଁ ଯାଇ ପହଞ୍ଚିଲେ।

Word by Word

• तावत्: so much, that much
• तावत्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तावत्
• Form: neuter, accusative, singular

• अन्तरिक्षम्: the sky, mid-air
• अन्तरिक्षम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्तरिक्ष
• Form: neuter, accusative, singular

• उत्प्लुत्य: having leapt up
• Type: Verb
• Root: उत्+प्लु
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), active

• दैत्यौ: the two demons (Daityas)
• दैत्यौ: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: दैत्य
• Form: masculine, nominative, dual

• कामगमौ: able to go at will
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कामग
• Form: masculine, nominative, dual

• उभौ: both
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: उभ
• Form: masculine, nominative, dual

• देवानाम्: of the gods
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव
• Form: masculine, genitive, plural

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

• भवनम्: dwelling, abode, house
• भवनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: भवन
• Form: neuter, accusative, singular

• जग्मतुः: they went
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम्
• Form: perfect (liṭ), 3rd, dual, parasmaipada

• युद्धदुर्मदौ: mad with the arrogance of battle
• Type: Adjective
• Root: युद्ध-दुर्मद
• Form: masculine, nominative, dual

Speaker

नारद उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Nārada
• Daityas (two demons)
• Devas (gods)
• Abode of the gods (deva-bhavana)