Shloka 47

Slaying of Andhaka; Hymn to the Sun; Glory of Brahmins; Gayatri Nyasa and Pranayama

Devanagari script

दैत्यमायाभिपन्नानां दर्शनाकुलचेतसाम् । प्राणिनामिदमेवैकमविसंवादि दैवतम्

Transliteration

daityamāyābhipannānāṃ darśanākulacetasām | prāṇināmidamevaikamavisaṃvādi daivatam

Translation

दैत्यमायाभिपन्नानां दर्शनाकुलचेतसां प्राणिनामिदमेवैकम् अविसंवादि दैवतम्।

Word by Word

• दैत्यमायाभिपन्नानाम्: of those overcome by the demons’ illusion
• दैत्यमायाभिपन्नानाम्: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दैत्य (प्रातिपदिक) + माया (प्रातिपदिक) + अभि + पद् (धातु) → अभिपन्न (कृदन्त)
• Form: समास: दैत्य-माया (षष्ठी/तत्पुरुष) + अभिपन्न (उपसर्गपूर्वक क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त, past passive participle); बहुवचन, षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग (प्राणिनाम् इति सामान्य-सम्बन्ध)

• दर्शनाकुलचेतसाम्: of those whose minds are disturbed by what they see
• दर्शनाकुलचेतसाम्: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दर्शन (प्रातिपदिक) + आकुल (प्रातिपदिक) + चेतस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: दर्शन-आकुल (तत्पुरुष) + चेतस् (बहुव्रीहि/तत्पुरुष-प्रायः; here determinative: ‘minds agitated by seeing’); षष्ठी (6th), बहुवचन; प्राणिनाम् इति विशेषण

• प्राणिनाम्: of living beings
• प्राणिनाम्: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्राणिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन

• एव: indeed/only
• एव: Nipata (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (emphatic particle)

• एकम्: one, single
• एकम्: Karta (Subject complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; इदम् इति विशेषण

• अविसंवादि: unfailing, not deceptive
• अविसंवादि: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि + सम् + वद् (धातु) → संवादिन् (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त) + अ- (नञ्)
• Form: नञ्-पूर्वक विशेषण; संवादिन् (णिनि/इनि-प्रत्ययान्त ‘speaking/agreeing’) → ‘not misleading’; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; दैवतम् इति विशेषण

• दैवतम्: divinity, deity
• दैवतम्: Karta (Predicate nominative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दैवत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन; इदम्-एकम् इत्यस्य विधेय (predicate)

Speaker

Unspecified (narrative voice within Sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa context)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: karuna

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: daityamāyābhipannānām = दैत्य-माया-अभिपन्नानाम्; darśanākulacetasām = दर्शन-आकुल-चेतसाम्; prāṇināmidam = प्राणिनाम् + इदम्; idamevaikam = इदम् + एव + एकम्; ekaṃ avisaṃvādi = एकम् + अविसंवादि (no external sandhi in IAST string but continuous in pada).

Characters & Entities

• Daitya (demons)
• Māyā (illusion)

FAQs

What is the central teaching of this verse?

It teaches that when beings are confused by deceptive appearances (māyā), there is a single dependable divine refuge (avisaṃvādi daivatam) that does not mislead.

Who are the 'daityas' and what does their 'māyā' imply here?

Daityas are demons/anti-divine forces in Purāṇic language; their māyā signifies delusion that distorts perception and unsettles the mind, leading beings away from truth.

What ethical or practical lesson can be drawn from this line?

Do not base decisions solely on confusing or sensational perceptions; seek what is consistently true and reliable—anchoring oneself in dharma and a trustworthy divine principle rather than deception.