Shloka 114

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Devanagari script

संसारचक्रे भ्रमणादियुक्ता भीतिं पुनर्नः प्रतिपालयस्व

Transliteration

saṃsāracakre bhramaṇādiyuktā bhītiṃ punarnaḥ pratipālayasva

Translation

พวกเราถูกผูกไว้ด้วยการเวียนว่ายในจักรแห่งสังสาร จึงหวาดหวั่น—ข้าแต่พระผู้เป็นเจ้า โปรดคุ้มครองเราอีกครั้งเถิด

Word by Word

• saṃsāra-cakre: in the wheel of saṃsāra
• saṃsāra-cakre: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरणम्)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṃsāra (प्रातिपदिक) + cakra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (संसारस्य चक्रम्)

• bhramaṇa-ādi-yuktāḥ: endowed with wandering and the like
• bhramaṇa-ādi-yuktāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bhramaṇa (भ्रम्-धातोः ल्युट्, प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (प्रातिपदिक) + yukta (युज्-धातोः क्त, कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः (भ्रमणादिभिः युक्ताः)

• bhītīm: fear
• bhītīm: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhīti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन

• punar: again
• punar: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: punar (अव्यय)
• Form: पुनरावृत्त्यर्थक-अव्यय (again)

• naḥ: our
• naḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी/चतुर्थी बहुवचनरूपम्; अत्र षष्ठी (Genitive: our)

• pratipālaya: protect
• pratipālaya: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: prati + pāl (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• sva: (imperative ending)
• sva: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sva (अव्यय)
• Form: लोट्-आदेशे आत्मनेपद-चिह्नरूपः (imperative enclitic of 2nd sg. Ātmanepada)

Speaker

Unspecified supplicants (collective voice within the narrative context)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: karuna

Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: saṃsāracakre = saṃsāra-cakre; bhramaṇādiyuktā = bhramaṇa-ādi-yuktāḥ (visarga lost in sandhi/metrical); punarnaḥ = punar naḥ; pratipālayasva = pratipālaya sva (loṭ-ātmane pada form)

FAQs

What is meant by the “wheel of saṃsāra” in this verse?

It refers to repeated cycles of birth, death, and rebirth driven by ignorance and karma, experienced as continual wandering and instability.

How does this verse relate to Bhakti or devotional practice?

The verse takes the form of surrender and petition—an attitude central to Bhakti—where the devotee seeks divine protection from existential fear.

What ethical or practical lesson does this verse suggest?

It highlights the human condition of fear and restlessness in worldly life and encourages seeking refuge in a higher protective principle rather than relying solely on transient supports.