Shloka 9

अग्निभय-प्रसङ्गे मन्दपालस्य शोकः

Mandapāla’s Lament amid the Threat of Fire

Devanagari script

देवदानवगन्धर्व: पूजितं शाश्वती: समा: । प्रादाच्चैव धनूरत्नमक्षय्ये च महेषुधी

Transliteration

devadānavagandharvaiḥ pūjitaṃ śāśvatīḥ samāḥ | prādāccaiva dhanuratnam akṣayye ca maheṣudhī ||

Translation

毗湿摩波耶那说道：“他受诸天、达那婆与乾闼婆无量岁月的敬奉，又赐下一张如宝石般的神弓，并两具取之不尽的大箭箙——此等赠与，象征恒久的恩宠，以及将武者之责托付于人。”

Word by Word

• देवदानवगन्धर्वाः: the gods, demons, and gandharvas
• देवदानवगन्धर्वाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव-दानव-गन्धर्व
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• पूजितम्: honoured, worshipped
• पूजितम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूजित (from धातु √पूज्)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• शाश्वतीः: eternal, perpetual
• शाश्वतीः: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शाश्वती
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Plural

• समाः: years
• समाः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सम (वर्ष)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Plural

• प्रादात्: gave
• Type: Verb
• Root: √दा (दाने)
• Form: Aorist (लुङ्), 3rd, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• एव: indeed, just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• धनुःरत्नम्: a jewel-like bow (excellent bow)
• धनुःरत्नम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: धनुस्-रत्न
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• अक्षय्ये: in the two inexhaustible (ones)
• अक्षय्ये: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अक्षय्य
• Form: Feminine, Locative, Dual

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• महेषुधी: in the two great quivers
• महेषुधी: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा-इषुधि
• Form: Feminine, Locative, Dual

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Devas
• Dānavas
• Gandharvas
• dhanus-ratna (precious bow)
• akṣayya maheṣudhī (two inexhaustible great quivers)