Shloka 4

Varāha-uddhāraṇa and the Re-constitution of Bhū-maṇḍala

Earth after Pralaya

Devanagari script

निशयामिव खद्योतः प्रावृट् काले ततस्तदा / तदा कामेन तरसामन्यामानःस्वयं धिया

Transliteration

niśayāmiva khadyotaḥ prāvṛṭ kāle tatastadā / tadā kāmena tarasāmanyāmānaḥsvayaṃ dhiyā

Translation

Như đom đóm lóe sáng trong đêm mùa mưa, khi ấy Ngài bị sức mạnh của dục vọng thúc đẩy, tự dùng trí tuệ mà tìm kiếm nơi khác.

Word by Word

• niśayām: night
• niśayām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: niśā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• iva: like/as
• iva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iva (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमा-अव्यय (particle of comparison)

• khadyotaḥ: firefly
• khadyotaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: khadyota (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• prāvṛṭ: the rainy season
• prāvṛṭ: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prāvṛṭ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); ऋतु-विशेषः (name of season)

• kāle: in (the) time/season
• kāle: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• tataḥ: thereupon/from that
• tataḥ: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (indeclinable), अपादानार्थक/क्रमसूचक (from there/thereupon)

• tadā: then
• tadā: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• tadā: at that time
• tadā: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• kāmena: by desire/impulse
• kāmena: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• tarasā: with speed/force
• tarasā: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: taras (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular); अव्ययीभावार्थे (in the sense of speed/force)

• manyamānaḥ: thinking/considering
• manyamānaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: man (धातु) + śānac (शानच्)
• Form: वर्तमान-कृदन्त (present participle), परस्मैपदी-प्रयोग (active sense), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• svayam: by himself
• svayam: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: svayam (अव्यय)
• Form: आत्मवाचक-अव्यय (reflexive adverb)

• dhiyā: by intellect
• dhiyā: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dhī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)