Shloka 25

Śṛṅgī’s Curse on King Parikṣit

Parikṣit–Śṛṅgī–Takṣaka Causal Link

Devanagari script

अपरे त्वब्रुवंस्तत्र ऋत्विजो5स्य भवामहे । यज्ञविघ्नं करिष्यामो दीयतां दक्षिणा इति

Transliteration

apare tv abruvaṃs tatra ṛtvijo ’sya bhavāmahe | yajñavighnaṃ kariṣyāmo dīyatāṃ dakṣiṇā iti

Translation

Другие там заявили: «Мы — его жрецы-совершители. Мы устроим препятствие жертвоприношению — так пусть будет дана дакшина, жертвенное вознаграждение».

Word by Word

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

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

• अब्रुवन्: said/spoke
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू
• Form: Imperfect (Lan), 3rd, Plural

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र

• ऋत्विजः: priests
• ऋत्विजः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋत्विज्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• अस्य: of him/of this (person)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• भवामहे: we are / we become
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू
• Form: Present (Lat), 1st, Plural, Atmanepada

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

• विघ्नम्: obstacle/hindrance
• विघ्नम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: विघ्न
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• करिष्यामः: we shall do/make
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ
• Form: Simple Future (Lrt), 1st, Plural, Parasmaipada

• दीयताम्: let (it) be given
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा
• Form: Imperative (Lot), 3rd, Singular, Passive

• दक्षिणा: priestly fee/gift
• दक्षिणा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: दक्षिणा
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• इति: thus/quoting
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति

Speaker

शेष उवाच

Characters & Entities

• शेष (Śeṣa)
• ऋत्विजः (ṛtvijaḥ, priests)
• यज्ञ (yajña, sacrifice)
• दक्षिणा (dakṣiṇā, sacrificial fee)