Shloka 2

Adhyāya 136: Yavakrī–Bharadvāja Saṃvāda and the Bāladhī–Dhanuṣākṣa Gāthā

Arrogance, Boons, and Nimitta

Devanagari script

अलक्ष्म्या किल संयुक्तो वृत्रं हत्वा शचीपति: । आप्लुत: सर्वपापेभ्य: समज्ायां व्यमुच्यत,कहते हैं, वृत्रासुरका वध करके जब शचीपति इन्द्र श्रीहीन हो गये थे, उस समय उस समंगा नदीमें गोता लगाकर ही वे अपने सब पापोंसे छुटकारा पा सके थे

Transliteration

alakṣmyā kila saṁyukto vṛtraṁ hatvā śacīpatiḥ | āplutaḥ sarvapāpebhyaḥ samajāyāṁ vyamucyata ||

Translation

Diz-se que Indra, senhor de Śacī, após matar Vṛtra, ficou acometido de infortúnio e mancha. Contudo, ao mergulhar no rio Samajā, foi libertado de todos os pecados.

Word by Word

• अलक्ष्म्या: by misfortune / by loss of fortune
• अलक्ष्म्या: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अलक्ष्मी
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

• किल: indeed, it is said
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: किल

• संयुक्तः: joined/afflicted (with)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: संयुक्त
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• वृत्रम्: Vṛtra (the demon)
• वृत्रम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृत्र
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• हत्वा: having slain
• Type: Verb
• Root: हन्
• Form: Absolutive (Gerund)

• शचीपतिः: Śacī’s lord (Indra)
• शचीपतिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: शचीपति
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• आप्लुतः: bathed / plunged (into water)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आप्लुत
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सर्वपापेभ्यः: from all sins
• सर्वपापेभ्यः: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्वपाप
• Form: Neuter, Ablative, Plural

• समजायाम्: in the Samajā (river)
• समजायाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: समजा
• Form: Feminine, Locative, Singular

• व्यमुच्यत्: was released / was freed
• Type: Verb
• Root: मुच्
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular, Passive (karmaṇi)

Speaker

लोगश उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Indra (Śacīpati)
• Śacī
• Vṛtra
• Samajā (river)