Shloka 26

Vṛddha-kanyā-carita and Balarāma’s Kurukṣetra Inquiry (वृद्धकन्या-चरितम् / कुरुक्षेत्रफल-प्रश्नः)

Devanagari script

न चोपलेभे भगवान्‌ शक्र: प्रहरणं तदा

Transliteration

na copalebhe bhagavān śakraḥ praharaṇaṃ tadā

Translation

Noong sandaling iyon, maging ang maringal na Śakra (Indra) ay hindi man lamang makuha ang kaniyang sandata.

Word by Word

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• उपलेभे: found/obtained
• Type: Verb
• Root: उपलभ्
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), आत्मनेपद, 3, singular

• भगवान्: the blessed/lordly one
• भगवान्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत्
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• शक्रः: Śakra (Indra)
• शक्रः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: शक्र
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• प्रहरणम्: weapon/missile
• प्रहरणम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रहरण
• Form: neuter, accusative, singular

• तदा: then/at that time
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Śakra (Indra)
• praharaṇa (weapon)