Shloka 36
Amṛta-Manthana and Lalitā’s Mohinī Intervention
Amṛtamanthana-Prasaṅga
Devanagari script
तन्मायामोहिता दैत्याः सुधापात्रं च याचिताः / कृत्वा तामेव मध्यस्थामर्पयामासुरञ्जसा
Transliteration
tanmāyāmohitā daityāḥ sudhāpātraṃ ca yācitāḥ / kṛtvā tāmeva madhyasthāmarpayāmāsurañjasā
Translation
அவளின் மாயையால் மயங்கிய தைத்யர்கள் அமிர்தப் பாத்திரத்தை வேண்டினர்; அவளையே நடுவாளியாக வைத்து எளிதில் ஒப்படைத்தனர்.
Word by Word
tat-māyā-mohitāḥdeluded by his magic
tat-māyā-mohitāḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeAdjective
Roottad + māyā + mohitá (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त)
FormKṛdanta past participle (क्त) from √muh (मुह्) with causative/denominative sense ‘mohita’; Puṃliṅga, Prathamā (1st), Bahuvacana; viśeṣaṇa of daityāḥ
daityāḥthe demons
daityāḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootdaitya (प्रातिपदिक)
FormPuṃliṅga, Prathamā (1st), Bahuvacana
sudhā-pātramthe vessel of nectar
sudhā-pātram:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootsudhā + pātra (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNapumsaka, Dvitīyā (2nd), Ekavacana
caand
ca:
Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
FormAvyaya; conjunction (समुच्चय)
yācitāḥwere requested
yācitāḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeAdjective
Root√yāc (धातु) + ta (कृत्)
FormKṛdanta past passive participle (क्त), Puṃliṅga, Prathamā (1st), Bahuvacana; predicate of daityāḥ (‘were requested/asked’)
kṛtvāhaving made/placed
kṛtvā:
Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√kṛ (धातु) + ktvā (कृत्)
FormAbsolutive/Gerund (क्त्वा), avyaya-kriyāviśeṣaṇa; ‘having made/placed’
tāmher
tām:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Roottad (प्रातिपदिक)
FormStrīliṅga, Dvitīyā (2nd), Ekavacana
evaindeed
eva:
Avadhāraṇa (अवधारण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rooteva (अव्यय)
FormAvyaya; emphasis particle (निश्चय/अवधारण)
madhya-sthāmstanding in the middle
madhya-sthām:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeAdjective
Rootmadhya + stha (प्रातिपदिक)
FormStrīliṅga, Dvitīyā (2nd), Ekavacana; viśeṣaṇa of tām (‘standing in the middle/neutral’)
arpayāmāsuḥthey handed over
arpayāmāsuḥ:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootarpaya (causative of √ṛ/√arp?; √arp/√ṛp in usage) (धातु)
FormLiṭ (लिट्, perfect), Prathama-puruṣa (3rd), Bahuvacana, Parasmaipada; causative stem arpay- ‘to cause to be given/hand over’
añjasāreadily, straightaway
añjasā:
Prakāra (प्रकार)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootañjasā (अव्यय)
FormAvyaya; manner adverb (प्रकार) ‘straightaway/easily’