Shloka 19
Ruru–Pramadvarā: Lineage, Fosterage, Betrothal, and the Snakebite Crisis (Ādi Parva, Adhyāya 8)
Devanagari script
स तस्या: सम्प्रमत्तायाश्वोदित: कालधर्मणा । विषोपलिप्तान् दशनान् भृशमड़े न्यपातयत्,उस समय कालधर्मसे प्रेरित हुए उस सर्पने उस असावधान कन्याके अंगमें बड़े जोरसे अपने विषभरे दाँत गड़ा दिये
Transliteration
sa tasyāḥ sampramattāyāś coditaḥ kāladharmaṇā | viṣopaliptān daśanān bhṛśam aṅge nyapātayat ||
Translation
Driven by the inexorable law of Time, the serpent, finding the maiden off her guard, struck fiercely and sank its poison-smeared fangs into her body. The episode underscores how negligence and unawareness can invite sudden calamity, and how events often unfold under the larger, impersonal force of kāla (Time) that overrides ordinary human expectation.
Word by Word
सःhe (that one)
सः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
तस्याःof her
तस्याः:
Adhikarana
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormFeminine, Genitive, Singular
सम्प्रमत्तायाःof the heedless/unsuspecting (woman)
सम्प्रमत्तायाः:
Adhikarana
TypeAdjective
Rootसम्प्रमत्त
FormFeminine, Genitive, Singular
उदितःarisen/impelled
उदितः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootउदित
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
कालधर्मणाby the law/ordainment of Time (fate)
कालधर्मणा:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootकालधर्म
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
विषोपलिप्तान्smeared with poison
विषोपलिप्तान्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootविष-उपलिप्त
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
दशनान्teeth/fangs
दशनान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootदशन
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
भृशम्violently, greatly
भृशम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootभृशम्
अङ्गेin/on the body (a limb)
अङ्गे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootअङ्ग
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
न्यपातयत्he caused to fall/struck down; drove in
न्यपातयत्:
TypeVerb
Rootपत्
FormImperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
Speaker
शौनक उवाच
Characters & Entities
Ś
ŚaunakaS
serpent (nāga/sarpa)M
maiden (kanyā)P
poison (viṣa)F
fangs/teeth (daśana)T
Time / Kāla (kāladharma)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Sandhi Notes