Shloka 36

Aṃśāvataraṇa-kathana (Catalog of Divine/Asuric Portions in Human Births) — Chapter 61

Devanagari script

वशे शस्त्रप्रतापेन कुर्वन्तो5न्यान्‌ महीभूत: । एवं धर्मप्रधानास्ते सत्यव्रतपरायणा:

Transliteration

vaśe śastrapratāpena kurvanto 'nyān mahībhūtaḥ | evaṁ dharmapradhānās te satyavrataparāyaṇāḥ ||

Translation

Sa tindi ng lakas at ningning ng kanilang mga sandata, napasailalim ng mga haring iyon ang iba. Gayunman, sila’y nangunguna sa dharma—matatag sa panatang katotohanan at tapat sa matuwid na gawi.

Word by Word

• वशे: in (their) control
• वशे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: वश
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• शस्त्रप्रतापेन: by the might of weapons
• शस्त्रप्रतापेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शस्त्रप्रताप
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• कुर्वन्तः: doing / making
• कुर्वन्तः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ
• Form: Present (participle), Plural, Masculine, Nominative

• अन्यान्: others
• अन्यान्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun/Adjective
• Root: अन्य
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• महीभूताः: having become (lords of) the earth / earth-possessing
• महीभूताः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महीभूत
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• एवम्: thus
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम्

• धर्मप्रधानाः: having dharma as foremost
• धर्मप्रधानाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धर्मप्रधान
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• ते: they
• ते: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• सत्यव्रतपरायणाः: devoted to vows of truth
• सत्यव्रतपरायणाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सत्यव्रतपरायण
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśaṃpāyana
• mahībhūtaḥ (kings)