Shloka 66

The Burning of Tripura and the Sacred Greatness of Amarakāṇṭaka

Jvāleśvara on the Narmadā

Devanagari script

तृतीयं रक्षितं तस्य शंकरेण महात्मना । भ्रमते गगने नित्यं रुद्रतेजः प्रभावतः

Transliteration

tṛtīyaṃ rakṣitaṃ tasya śaṃkareṇa mahātmanā | bhramate gagane nityaṃ rudratejaḥ prabhāvataḥ

Translation

اس کا تیسرا حصہ مہاتما شنکر نے محفوظ رکھا۔ رودر کے آتشیں تجلّی کے اثر سے وہ ہمیشہ آسمان میں گردش کرتا، نِت گگن میں بھٹکتا رہتا ہے۔

Word by Word

• तृतीयम्: the third
• तृतीयम्: कर्म-विशेषण
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तृतीय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying implied object)

• रक्षितम्: protected
• रक्षितम्: क्रिया (verbal predicate; passive)
• Type: Verb
• Root: रक्ष् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle, क्त); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; here as predicate: "was protected"

• तस्य: of it/of him
• तस्य: सम्बन्ध (genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन

• शंकरेण: by Śaṅkara
• शंकरेण: करण (agent in passive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शंकर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन

• महात्मना: by the great-souled (one)
• महात्मना: करण-विशेषण
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महात्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying शंकरेण)

• भ्रमते: moves about / revolves
• भ्रमते: क्रिया (action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भ्रम् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान/Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन, आत्मनेपद

• गगने: in the sky
• गगने: अधिकरण (location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गगन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन

• नित्यम्: always
• नित्यम्: सम्बन्ध/अव्यय (adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषणरूपेण नपुंसक-एकवचन (adverbial accusative): "always"

• रुद्र-तेजः: Rudra's splendor/energy
• रुद्र-तेजः: कर्ता (Karta; subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र (प्रातिपदिक) + तेजस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (रुद्रस्य तेजः); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• प्रभावतः: because of (its) power
• प्रभावतः: अपादान (Apādāna; cause/source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभाव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/अपादान), एकवचन; हेत्वर्थे (ablative of cause): "due to"

Speaker

Unspecified narrator (context not provided for dialogue attribution)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: vira

Geographic Context

Type: celestial_realm

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: रुद्रतेजः = रुद्र-तेजः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष).

Characters & Entities

• Shankara
• Rudra

FAQs

Who is Śaṅkara in this verse, and what role does he play?

Śaṅkara refers to Śiva (Rudra), described here as the great-souled protector who guards the “third” entity mentioned in the surrounding passage.

What does “Rudra’s tejas” imply philosophically?

“Tejas” indicates radiant potency or fiery spiritual power; the verse attributes continual motion in the sky to the effective force of Rudra’s divine energy.

What ethical or devotional lesson is suggested by the verse?

It highlights divine guardianship and the sustaining power of a deity’s spiritual energy—encouraging trust in protection and reverence toward the divine source of order.