Shloka 18
महादेव्याः आविर्भाव-रूपान्तर-विहारवर्णनम्
Manifestation, Forms, and Divine Play of the Mahādevī
Devanagari script
तछ्रुत्वा वचनं तस्याः सो ऽपृच्छन्माल्यमुत्तमम् / पृष्टमात्रेण सा तुष्टा ददौ तस्मै महात्मने
Transliteration
tachrutvā vacanaṃ tasyāḥ so 'pṛcchanmālyamuttamam / pṛṣṭamātreṇa sā tuṣṭā dadau tasmai mahātmane
Translation
Nang marinig ang kanyang mga salita, humingi siya ng pinakamainam na kuwintas ng bulaklak. Sa pagtanong pa lamang, siya’y natuwa at ibinigay iyon sa dakilang banal.
Word by Word
tatthat
tat:
Karma (कर्म)
TypePronoun
Roottad (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNapumsaka, Dvitīyā (2nd/द्वितीया), Ekavacana; demonstrative pronoun
śrutvāhaving heard
śrutvā:
Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeVerb
Rootśru (धातु)
FormAbsolutive/Gerund (क्त्वा/ल्यप्), having heard
vacanamspeech; words
vacanam:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootvacana (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNapumsaka, Dvitīyā (2nd), Ekavacana
tasyāḥof her
tasyāḥ:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
TypePronoun
Roottad (प्रातिपदिक)
FormStrīliṅga, Ṣaṣṭhī (6th/षष्ठी), Ekavacana
saḥhe
saḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypePronoun
Roottad (प्रातिपदिक)
FormPuṃliṅga, Prathamā (1st/प्रथमा), Ekavacana
apṛcchatasked
apṛcchat:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootprach (धातु)
FormLaṅ (लङ्) Imperfect/Past, Parasmaipada, Prathama-puruṣa (3rd), Ekavacana
mālyamgarland
mālyam:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootmālya (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNapumsaka, Dvitīyā (2nd), Ekavacana
uttamamexcellent; best
uttamam:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootuttama (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNapumsaka, Dvitīyā (2nd), Ekavacana; agrees with mālyam
pṛṣṭa-mātreṇaby mere asking
pṛṣṭa-mātreṇa:
Hetu/Nimitta (हेतु/निमित्त)
TypeNoun
Rootpṛṣṭa (कृदन्त, √prach) + mātra (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNapumsaka, Tṛtīyā (3rd/तृतीया), Ekavacana; तत्पुरुष: pṛṣṭa-mātra = 'mere asking'
sāshe
sā:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypePronoun
Roottad (प्रातिपदिक)
FormStrīliṅga, Prathamā (1st), Ekavacana
tuṣṭāpleased
tuṣṭā:
Karta-guṇa (कर्तृगुण/Predicate adjective)
TypeAdjective
Roottuṣṭa (कृदन्त, √tuṣ)
FormStrīliṅga, Prathamā (1st), Ekavacana; past passive participle used adjectivally
dadaugave
dadau:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootdā (धातु)
FormLiṭ (लिट्) Perfect, Parasmaipada, Prathama-puruṣa (3rd), Ekavacana
tasmaito him
tasmai:
Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
TypePronoun
Roottad (प्रातिपदिक)
FormPuṃliṅga, Caturthī (4th/चतुर्थी), Ekavacana
mahātmaneto the great-souled one
mahātmane:
Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
TypeNoun
Rootmahātman (प्रातिपदिक)
FormPuṃliṅga, Caturthī (4th), Ekavacana; कर्मधारय: mahā + ātman = 'great-souled'