Shloka 6

Devanagari script

ते ययु: शरणं विप्रानूचुस्ते कान्‌ जयामहे । इत्युक्तास्ते द्विजान्‌ प्राहुर्जयतेह कपानिति

Transliteration

te yayuḥ śaraṇaṃ viprān ūcuś te kān jayāmahe | ity uktās te dvijān prāhur jayateha kapān iti ||

Translation

毗湿摩说道：诸天前往婆罗门处求庇护，并问道：“我们当征服谁？”婆罗门如此发问时，诸天答道：“就在此地，征服名为迦婆（Kapa）的诸魔。”

Word by Word

• ते: they
• ते: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• ययुः: went
• Type: Verb
• Root: या
• Form: Perfect (Paroksha), 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada

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

• विप्रान्: to the brahmins
• विप्रान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• ऊचुः: said
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Perfect (Paroksha), 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada

• ते: they
• ते: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• कान्: whom
• कान्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: किम्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• जयामहे: should we conquer / do we conquer
• Type: Verb
• Root: जि
• Form: Present, 1st, Plural, Atmanepada

• इति: thus
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति

• उक्ताः: having been addressed / asked
• Type: Participle
• Root: वच्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural, क्त (past passive participle)

• ते: they
• ते: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• द्विजान्: the twice-born (brahmins)
• द्विजान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• प्राहुः: said / told
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र+अह्
• Form: Perfect (Paroksha), 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada

• जयत: conquer (you all)!
• Type: Verb
• Root: जि
• Form: Imperative, 2nd, Plural, Parasmaipada

• इह: here
• इह: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह

• कपान्: the Kapas (a class/name of demons)
• कपान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: कप
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• इति: thus
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhishma
• Devatas (gods)
• Vipras/Dvijas (Brahmins)
• Kapa (demons/daityas)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even the mighty should seek refuge in and act under the guidance of dharmic, learned authority; victory becomes legitimate when pursued through proper counsel and alignment with righteous order.

What is happening in the narrative?

The gods approach the Brahmins for protection and advice, asking whom they should defeat; the gods then specify that the target is the demons called the Kapas.