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Shloka 19

च्यवन-यज्ञे अश्विनोः सोमग्रहण-विवादः

Cyavana’s Sacrifice and the Aśvins’ Soma Dispute

ततः कृत्याथ संजज्ञे मुनेस्तस्य तपोबलात्‌ । मदो नाम महावीर्यों बृहत्कायो महासुर:

tataḥ kṛtyātha saṃjajñe munes tasya tapobalāt | mado nāma mahāvīryo bṛhatkāyo mahāsuraḥ ||

Rồi nhờ sức mạnh khổ hạnh của vị hiền giả ấy, một kṛtyā liền sinh ra—một đại ác ma tên Mada, dũng mãnh phi thường, thân hình khổng lồ, uy lực đáng sợ.

ततःthen, thereafter
ततः:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootततः (तद्-प्रातिपदिकात् अव्यय)
FormAvyaya
कृत्याa magical rite/created spell-being (kṛtyā)
कृत्या:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootकृत्या
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
अथthen, now
अथ:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअथ
FormAvyaya
संजज्ञेwas born/arose
संजज्ञे:
TypeVerb
Root√जन् (जनि) + सम्
FormPerfect (Liṭ), 3rd person, Singular, Parasmaipada
मुनेःof the sage
मुनेः:
Apadana
TypeNoun
Rootमुनि
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
तस्यof him/that
तस्य:
Sambandha
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular
तपोबलात्from/through the power of austerity
तपोबलात्:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootतपस् + बल
FormNeuter, Ablative, Singular
मदःMada (name); pride/intoxication
मदः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootमद
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
नामby name
नाम:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनाम
FormAvyaya
महावीर्यःof great prowess
महावीर्यः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootमहावीर्य
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
बृहत्कायःlarge-bodied
बृहत्कायः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootबृहत्काय
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
महासुरःa great asura/demon
महासुरः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootमहासुर
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular

लोगश उवाच

M
Muni (the sage)
K
Kṛtyā (magically produced being)
M
Mada (mahāsura)

Educational Q&A

Tapas (austerity) can generate extraordinary power, but the narrative implies an ethical demand: such power should be guided by self-control and right purpose, since it can produce overwhelming forces with dangerous consequences.

A sage’s ascetic energy gives rise to a kṛtyā—here taking the form of a mighty, gigantic asura named Mada—signaling the emergence of a powerful supernatural agent within the story’s unfolding events.