Shloka 5

Bhaṅgāśvanopākhyāna — On comparative affection in strī–puruṣa union (भङ्गाश्वनोपाख्यानम्)

Devanagari script

इन्द्रो ज्ञात्वा तु तं यज्ञ महाभाग: सुरेश्वर: । अन्तरं तस्य राजर्षेरन्विच्छन्नियतात्मन:,महाभाग देवराज इन्द्रकों जब उस यज्ञकी बात मालूम हुई तब वे मनको वशमें रखनेवाले राजर्षि भंगास्वनका छिठ्र ढूँढ़ने लगे

Transliteration

Indro jñātvā tu taṃ yajñaṃ mahābhāgaḥ sureśvaraḥ | antaraṃ tasya rājarṣer anvicchann niyatātmanaḥ ||

Translation

Bhīṣma disse: “Quando Indra—o glorioso senhor dos deuses—soube daquele sacrifício, começou a procurar uma falha, uma brecha, na conduta daquele sábio régio de mente disciplinada.”

Word by Word

• इन्द्रः: Indra
• इन्द्रः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्र
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• ज्ञात्वा: having known
• Type: Verb
• Root: ज्ञा
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral here)

• तु: but/indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• तम्: that (him/it)
• तम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• यज्ञम्: sacrifice
• यज्ञम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: यज्ञ
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• महाभागः: highly fortunate/noble
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महाभाग
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सुरेश्वरः: lord of the gods
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुरेश्वर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अन्तरम्: gap/flaw/opening
• अन्तरम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्तर
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• तस्य: of him/of that
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• राजर्षेः: of the royal sage
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजर्षि
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• अन्विच्छन्: seeking/searching for
• Type: Verb
• Root: अनु-इष्
• Form: Present, Participle (शतृ), Parasmaipada, Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• नियतात्मनः: of the self-controlled (one)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नियतात्मन्
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Indra
• a royal sage (rājarṣi; contextually Bhāṅgāśvana)
• yajña (sacrifice)