Shloka 36

Marutta’s Sacrifice and Agni’s Embassy (मरुत्त-यज्ञे दूतत्वम्)

Devanagari script

अपश्यस्त्वं तं तदा घोररूपं सर्वे वै त्वां ददृशुर्दर्शनीयम्‌ । यस्माद्‌ भीत: प्राञ्जलिस्त्वं महर्षि- मागच्छेथा: शरणं दानवघ्न

Transliteration

śakra uvāca | apaśyastvaṃ taṃ tadā ghorarūpaṃ sarve vai tvāṃ dadṛśur darśanīyam | yasmād bhītaḥ prāñjalistvaṃ maharṣi-m āgacchethāḥ śaraṇaṃ dānavaghna ||

Translation

اے دانوؤں کے قاتل دیوراج! اُس وقت تم نے اُس ہولناک صورت والے دانو کو دیکھا تھا، اور سب نے تمہاری طرف بھی نگاہ کی تھی—خوف سے تمہاری حالت واقعی دیدنی تھی۔ اُس دانو سے گھبرا کر تم ہاتھ جوڑ کر مہارشی چَیون کی پناہ میں گئے تھے۔

Word by Word

• अपश्यः: you saw
• अपश्यः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश्
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), 2, Singular, Parasmaipada

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: —, Nominative, Singular

• तम्: that (one)
• तम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• तदा: then
• तदा: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा

• घोर-रूपम्: of terrible form
• घोर-रूपम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: घोररूप
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• सर्वे: all (people)
• सर्वे: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• वै: indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै

• त्वाम्: you
• त्वाम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: —, Accusative, Singular

• ददृशुः: they saw
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश्
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), 3, Plural, Parasmaipada

• दर्शनीयम्: worth seeing / a sight
• दर्शनीयम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दर्शनीय
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• यस्मात्: from whom / because of whom
• यस्मात्: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Ablative, Singular

• भीतः: frightened
• भीतः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भीत
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• प्राञ्जलिः: with joined palms
• प्राञ्जलिः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्राञ्जलि
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: —, Nominative, Singular

• महर्षे: O great sage
• Type: Noun
• Root: महर्षि
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• आगच्छेथाः: you went / you approached
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-गम्
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), 2, Singular, Ātmanepada

• शरणम्: refuge
• शरणम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: शरण
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• दानव-घ्न: O slayer of demons
• Type: Noun
• Root: दानवघ्न
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• दानव-दलन: O crusher of demons
• Type: Noun
• Root: दानवदलन
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• देव-राज: O king of the gods
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवराज
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

शक्र उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Śakra (Indra)
• a fearsome being/demon (ghorarūpa)
• Maharṣi (great sage; in the given Hindi gloss: Cyavana)
• Dānavas