Shloka 43

देवतापितृप्रश्नः — Nārada at Badarīāśrama: the ultimate referent of daiva and pitṛ worship

Devanagari script

पुरा वृका भयंकरा मनुष्यदेहगोचरा: । अभिद्रवन्ति सर्वतो यतस्व पुण्यशीलने

Transliteration

purā vṛkā bhayaṅkarā manuṣya-deha-gocarāḥ | abhidravanti sarvato yatasva puṇya-śīlane ||

Translation

ବ୍ୟାସ କହିଲେ—ପୁରାତନ କାଳରେ ଭୟଙ୍କର ନେଆଳମାନେ ମନୁଷ୍ୟଦେହକୁ ଶିକାର କରୁଥିଲେ; ସେମାନେ ସବୁଦିଗରୁ ଧାଇ ଆସି ଘେରି ନେଉଥିଲେ। ତେଣୁ, ହେ ପୁଣ୍ୟଶୀଳ, ସଚେତନ ହୋଇ ନିରନ୍ତର ପ୍ରୟାସ କର।

Word by Word

• पुरा: formerly, once
• पुरा: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुरा

• वृकाः: wolves
• वृकाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृक
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• भयंकराः: terrifying
• भयंकराः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भयंकर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• मनुष्यदेहगोचराः: having human bodies as their range/target (preying on humans)
• मनुष्यदेहगोचराः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मनुष्यदेहगोचर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• अभिद्रवन्ति: they rush/charge (towards)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि-√द्रु
• Form: Present, Third, Plural, Parasmaipada

• सर्वतः: from all sides
• सर्वतः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्वतः

• यतस्व: strive, make effort
• Type: Verb
• Root: √यत्
• Form: Imperative, Second, Singular, Atmanepada

• पुण्यशीलने: O virtuous one (of holy conduct)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुण्यशील
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

व्यास उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vyāsa
• wolves (vṛkāḥ)
• humans (manuṣya)