Shloka 38
Adhyaya 71: पुरत्रयवृत्तान्तः—ब्रह्मवरदानम्, मयकृतत्रिपुर-निर्माणम्, विष्णुमाया-धर्मविघ्नः, शिवस्तुति, त्रिपुरदाहोपक्रमः
Devanagari script
सेन्द्रा देवा द्विजश्रेष्ठा द्रुमा दावाग्निना यथा पुरत्रयाग्निना दग्धा ह्य् अभवन् दैत्यवैभवात्
Transliteration
sendrā devā dvijaśreṣṭhā drumā dāvāgninā yathā puratrayāgninā dagdhā hy abhavan daityavaibhavāt
Translation
हे द्विजश्रेष्ठ! सेन्द्रा देवा दैत्यवैभवोत्थेन पुरत्रयाग्निना दावाग्निना दग्धा इव द्रुमा यथा, तथा दग्धा ह्यभवन्।
Word by Word
sa-indrāḥtogether with Indra
sa-indrāḥ:
devāḥthe gods
devāḥ:
dvija-śreṣṭhaO best of the twice-born (Brahmin)
dvija-śreṣṭha:
drumāḥtrees
drumāḥ:
dāva-agni-nāby a forest-fire
dāva-agni-nā:
yathājust as
yathā:
pura-traya-agni-nāby the fire of the three cities (Tripura)
pura-traya-agni-nā:
dagdhāḥburned, scorched
dagdhāḥ:
hiindeed
hi:
abhavanthey became / they were
abhavan:
daitya-vaibhavātdue to the might/splendour (vaibhava) of the Daityas
daitya-vaibhavāt:
Speaker
Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages at Naimisharanya)