Shloka 51
Indra’s Query on Karma-vipāka and the Viśvarūpa Episode
Lalitopākhyāna Context
Devanagari script
मन्थानं मन्दरं कृत्वा कृत्वा योक्त्रं च वासुकिम् / मयि स्थिते सहाये तु मथ्यताममृतं सुराः
Transliteration
manthānaṃ mandaraṃ kṛtvā kṛtvā yoktraṃ ca vāsukim / mayi sthite sahāye tu mathyatāmamṛtaṃ surāḥ
Translation
مندر پہاڑ کو منھتانی بنا کر اور واسکی کو رسی بنا کر، میں مددگار کی صورت میں یہاں موجود ہوں؛ اے سُرو! اب امرت کے لیے منھتن کرو۔
Word by Word
manthānamthe churning-rod
manthānam:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootmanthāna (प्रातिपदिक)
FormPuṃliṅga, Dvitīyā (2nd/द्वितीया), Ekavacana
mandaramMandara (mountain)
mandaram:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootmandara (प्रातिपदिक)
FormPuṃliṅga, Dvitīyā (2nd), Ekavacana; apposition to manthānam
kṛtvāhaving made
kṛtvā:
Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√kṛ (धातु)
FormKṛdanta: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त), ‘having made’
kṛtvāhaving made
kṛtvā:
Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√kṛ (धातु)
FormKṛdanta: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त), repetition for parallel action
yoktramthe rope
yoktram:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootyoktra (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNapुंसकलिङ्ग, Dvitīyā (2nd), Ekavacana
caand
ca:
Connector (समुच्चय)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
FormSam uccaya-nipāta, conjunction
vāsukimVāsuki (the serpent)
vāsukim:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootvāsuki (प्रातिपदिक)
FormPuṃliṅga, Dvitīyā (2nd), Ekavacana
mayiin me/when I (am)
mayi:
Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootasmad (प्रातिपदिक)
FormSaptamī (7th), Ekavacana; sarvanāma
sthitewhen (I am) stationed/present
sthite:
Sati-saptamī (सति-सप्तमी)
TypeVerb
Root√sthā (धातु)
FormKṛdanta: Past passive participle (क्त), locative singular masculine/neuter: sthite; agrees with implied ‘mayi’ (locative absolute sense)
sahāyeas helper
sahāye:
Sati-saptamī (सति-सप्तमी)
TypeNoun
Rootsahāya (प्रातिपदिक)
FormPuṃliṅga, Saptamī (7th), Ekavacana; with mayi sthite forms locative absolute
tubut/indeed
tu:
Particle (निपात)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottu (अव्यय)
FormNipāta, contrast/emphasis
mathyatāmlet (it) be churned
mathyatām:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√math (धातु)
FormLoṭ-lakāra (लोट्), Prathama-puruṣa (3rd), Ekavacana; Ātmanepada; passive/impersonal imperative: ‘let it be churned’
amṛtamnectar/ambrosia
amṛtam:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootamṛta (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNapुंसकलिङ्ग, Prathamā/Dvitīyā (1st/2nd), Ekavacana; here as object of passive: Dvitīyā
surāḥthe gods
surāḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootsura (प्रातिपदिक)
FormPuṃliṅga, Prathamā (1st), Bahuvacana