Shloka 22

Śṛṅgī’s Curse on King Parikṣit

Parikṣit–Śṛṅgī–Takṣaka Causal Link

Devanagari script

खुग्भाण्डं निशि गत्वा च अपरे भुजगोत्तमा: । प्रमत्तानां हरन्त्वाशु विघ्न एवं भविष्यति,“दूसरे श्रेष्ठ नाग रातमें वहाँ जाकर असावधानीसे सोये हुए ऋत्विजोंके खुकू, खुवा और यज्ञपात्र आदि शीघ्र चुरा लावें। इस प्रकार उसमें विघ्न पड़ जायगा

Transliteration

khugbhāṇḍaṃ niśi gatvā ca apare bhujagottamāḥ | pramattānāṃ harantvāśu vighna evaṃ bhaviṣyati ||

Translation

ଅନ୍ୟ ଶ୍ରେଷ୍ଠ ଭୁଜଗମାନେ ରାତିରେ ସେଠାକୁ ଯାଇ, ଅସାବଧାନରେ ଶୋଇଥିବା ଋତ୍ୱିଜମାନଙ୍କର ଖୁଗୂ-ଖୁଭା ଓ ଯଜ୍ଞପାତ୍ର ଆଦିକୁ ଶୀଘ୍ର ଚୋରି କରନ୍ତୁ; ଏହିପରି ଯଜ୍ଞରେ ବିଘ୍ନ ହେବ।

Word by Word

• खुग्भाण्डम्: the khug-vessel (a kind of utensil)
• खुग्भाण्डम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: खुग्भाण्ड
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• निशि: at night
• निशि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: निशा
• Form: Feminine, Locative, Singular

• गत्वा: having gone
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम्
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral)

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

• अपरे: others
• अपरे: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अपर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• भुजगोत्तमाः: the best of serpents
• भुजगोत्तमाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भुजगोत्तम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• प्रमत्तानाम्: of the careless / inattentive (ones)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रमत्त
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• हरन्तु: let them carry off / steal
• Type: Verb
• Root: हृ
• Form: Imperative, Third, Plural, Parasmaipada

• आशु: quickly
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आशु

• विघ्नः: an obstacle
• विघ्नः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: विघ्न
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• एवम्: thus
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम्

• भविष्यति: will be / will happen
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू
• Form: Simple Future (Luṭ), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

शेष उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Śeṣa
• bhujagas (serpents)
• ṛtvijas (sacrificial priests)
• khugū (ritual item, as per Gita Press Hindi gloss)
• khuvā (ritual item, as per Gita Press Hindi gloss)
• yajñapātra (sacrificial vessels)