Shloka 58

Kārttikeya-Abhiṣecana: Mātṛgaṇa-Nāma Saṃkīrtana and Skanda’s Commission

Devanagari script

अक्ष: संतर्जनो राजन्‌ कुनदीकस्तमो<न्तकृत्‌ । एकाक्षो द्वादशाक्षश्न तथैवैकजट: प्रभु:

Transliteration

akṣaḥ santarjano rājan kunadīkastamo'ntakṛt | ekākṣo dvādaśākṣaś ca tathaivaikajaṭaḥ prabhuḥ ||

Translation

ବୈଶମ୍ପାୟନ କହିଲେ— “ହେ ରାଜନ୍, (ସେଠାରେ) ଅକ୍ଷ—ଭୟଙ୍କର ଭୀତିସଞ୍ଚାରକ; କୁନଦୀକ—ଅନ୍ଧକାର-ନାଶକ; ଏବଂ ଅନ୍ତକୃତ୍—ମୃତ୍ୟୁ-କାରକ ଥିଲେ। ତଥା ଏକାକ୍ଷ, ଦ୍ୱାଦଶାକ୍ଷ ଓ ସେହିପରି ପ୍ରଭାବଶାଳୀ ଏକଜଟ ମଧ୍ୟ ଥିଲେ।”

Word by Word

अक्षःAksha (a proper name)

संतर्जनःSantargana (a proper name)

राजन्O king

कुनदीकःKunadīka (a proper name)

तमःTamas (darkness; also a proper name here)

अन्तकृत्ender, destroyer (lit. 'maker of the end')

एकाक्षःone-eyed (a proper epithet/name)

द्वादशाक्षःtwelve-eyed (a proper epithet/name)

चand

तथाthus, likewise

एवindeed, just

एकजटःsingle-matted(-haired) (a proper epithet/name)

प्रभुःlord, master

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Janamejaya

Akṣa

Santarjana

Kunadīka

Tamo'ntakṛt (Antakṛt)

Ekākṣa

Dvādaśākṣa

Ekajaṭa

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Geographic Context

Sandhi Notes