Shloka 32

Adhyāya 6: Śibira-dvāra-sthita Bhūta-varṇana and Aśvatthāmā’s Śaraṇāgati to Mahādeva

Devanagari script

नान्यत्र दैवादुद्यन्तुमिह शक्‍्यं कथंचन । सो5हमद्य महादेवं प्रपद्ये शरणं विभुम्‌

Transliteration

nānyatra daivād udyantum iha śakyaṃ kathaṃcana | so 'ham adya mahādevaṃ prapadye śaraṇaṃ vibhum ||

Translation

ఇక్కడ దైవసంకల్పం తప్ప మరే విధంగా అయినా ప్రయత్నం ఫలించదు. అందుచేత ఈ రోజు నేను సర్వవ్యాపి మహాదేవుని శరణు పొందుతున్నాను.

Word by Word

• na: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na

• anyatra: elsewhere; otherwise
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: anyatra

• daivāt: from fate; by divine dispensation
• daivāt: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: daiva
• Form: neuter, ablative, singular

• udyantum: to rise up; to exert oneself
• Type: Verb
• Root: ud-√yā
• Form: infinitive (tumun)

• iha: here; in this matter
• iha: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iha

• śakyam: possible
• Type: Verb
• Root: √śak
• Form: past passive participle (kta), used impersonally, neuter, nominative, singular

• kathaṃcana: in any way; at all
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kathaṃcana

• saḥ: he; that (one)
• saḥ: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: tad
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• aham: I
• aham: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: asmad
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• adya: today; now
• adya: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: adya

• mahādevam: Mahādeva (the great god, Śiva)
• mahādevam: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahādeva
• Form: masculine, accusative, singular

• prapadye: I take refuge; I surrender
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√pad
• Form: present, ātmanepada, first, singular

• śaraṇam: as refuge; for protection
• śaraṇam: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaraṇa
• Form: neuter, accusative, singular

• vibhum: the all-powerful; the mighty (one)
• vibhum: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vibhu
• Form: masculine, accusative, singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Mahādeva (Śiva)