Shloka 13

उशनसः (शुक्रस्य) चरितम् — The Account of Uśanā (Śukra): Yoga, Grievance, and Pacification

Devanagari script

अस्मिन्नर्थे पुरा गीतं शृणुष्वैकमना नृप । यथा दैत्येन वृत्रेण भ्रष्टैश्व्॒येण चेष्टितम्‌

Transliteration

asminn arthe purā gītaṃ śṛṇuṣvaikamanā nṛpa | yathā daityena vṛtreṇa bhraṣṭaiśvaryeṇa ceṣṭitam ||

Translation

Бхишма сказал: «И об этом самом, о царь, некогда была воспета древняя повесть — слушай её с умом, собранным в одну точку. Она рассказывает, как действовал дайтья Вритра, когда он пал с высоты власти и благополучия».

Word by Word

• अस्मिन्: in this
• अस्मिन्: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Locative, Singular

• अर्थे: matter/topic
• अर्थे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्थ
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

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

• गीतम्: sung/recited (said)
• गीतम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गीता (ppp of √गै/√गाय्)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• शृणुष्व: hear/listen
• शृणुष्व: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: √श्रु
• Form: Imperative, Second, Singular, Parasmaipada

• एकमनाः: single-minded
• एकमनाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एकमनस्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• नृप: O king
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृप
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• यथा: as/how
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा

• दैत्येन: by the Daitya (demon)
• दैत्येन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: दैत्य
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• वृत्रेण: by Vṛtra
• वृत्रेण: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृत्र
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• भ्रष्टैश्वर्येण: with (his) lost sovereignty/prosperity
• भ्रष्टैश्वर्येण: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भ्रष्ट-ऐश्वर्य
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• चेष्टितम्: conduct/effort/behavior
• चेष्टितम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: चेष्टित (ppp of √चेष्ट्)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• नर-ईश्वर: O lord of men (king)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नरेश्वर
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• Vṛtra (Vṛtrāsura)
• Daitya
• nṛpa (the king addressee, i.e., Yudhiṣṭhira by context)