Shloka 696
Rāma–Jāmadagnya-janma-kāraṇa and Kṣatra-kṣaya
Paraśurāma’s origins and the depletion/restoration of kṣatriya lineages
Devanagari script
पीड्यन्ते न हि विप्रेषु प्रभुत्वं कस्यचित् तदा । सारे जीवजगत्में अराजकता फैल गयी। बलवान मनुष्य दुर्बलोंको पीड़ा देने लगे। उस समय ब्राह्मणोंमेंसे किसीकी प्रभुता कायम न रही
Transliteration
pīḍyante na hi vipreṣu prabhutvaṃ kasyacit tadā |
Translation
ఆ సమయంలో బ్రాహ్మణులలో ఎవరి అధికారమూ నిలవలేదు; ఎందుకంటే వారు పీడింపబడుతున్నారు.
Word by Word
pīḍyanteare oppressed / are tormented
pīḍyante:
Karma
TypeVerb
Rootpīḍ (dhātu)
FormPresent, Ātmanepada, 3rd, Plural, Passive (karmaṇi)
nanot
na:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootna
hiindeed / for
hi:
TypeIndeclinable
Roothi
vipreṣuamong the brahmins
vipreṣu:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootvipra
FormMasculine, Locative, Plural
prabhutvamlordship / authority
prabhutvam:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootprabhutva
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
kasyacitof anyone / of some (one)
kasyacit:
Sampradana
TypePronoun
Rootkasya + cit (indefinite pronoun formation)
FormMasculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular
tadāthen / at that time
tadā:
TypeIndeclinable
Roottadā
Speaker
वासुदेव उवाच
Characters & Entities
V
Vāsudeva (Kṛṣṇa)V
vipra (Brahmins)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Sandhi Notes