Shloka 16

Devanagari script

वायव्यमभिमन्त्रयाथ प्रतिपत्तिविशारद: । तेनेन्द्राशनिमेघानां वीयोौजस्तद्‌ विनाशितम्‌

Transliteration

vāyavyam abhimantrayātha pratipattiviśāradaḥ | tenendrāśanimeghānāṁ vīrya-ojas tad vināśitam ||

Translation

ครั้นเขาผู้ชำนาญในการหยั่งรู้วิธีโต้ตอบอันเหมาะสม ได้ประกอบมนตร์อัญเชิญอาวุธ ‘วายุพยะ’ แล้ว ด้วยอานุภาพนั้นเอง เดชและกำลังอันร้อนแรงของวชระพระอินทร์และหมู่เมฆพายุก็ถูกลบล้างทำลาย

Word by Word

• वायव्यम्: the Vāyavya (wind-) [weapon]
• वायव्यम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वायव्य
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• अभिमन्त्रय: he consecrated/enchanted (by mantra)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि-मन्त्र्
• Form: Perfect (Vedic/epic usage), 3rd, Singular

• अथ: then
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ

• प्रतिपत्ति-विशारदः: skilled in counter-measures/expedients
• प्रतिपत्ति-विशारदः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रतिपत्ति-विशारद
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तेन: by that (weapon)
• तेन: Karana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• इन्द्राशनि-मेघानाम्: of Indra’s thunderbolt(s) and the clouds
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्राशनि-मेघ
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• वीर्य-ओजः: the strength and vigor
• वीर्य-ओजः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वीर्य-ओजस्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• विनाशितम्: was destroyed
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-नश्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular, Past passive participle (क्त)

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Indra
• Vāyavya Astra
• Aśani (thunderbolt)
• Megha (storm-clouds)