Shloka 37.19-20Unverified draft
ताम्रं कार्ष्णायसं चैव तैक्ष्ण्यादेवाभ्यजायत।।1.37.19।। मलं तस्याभवत्तत्र त्रपु सीसकमेव च। तदेतद्धरणीं प्राप्य नानाधातुरवर्धत।।1.37.20।।
Meaning
Copper and black iron arose from its sharper parts; its impurity there became tin and lead; thus, reaching the earth, it grew into many kinds of ore.
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
Shloka 1.37.19
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| tāmram kārṣṇa-āyasam ca eva | ताम्रम् कार्ष्ण-आयसम् च एव | copper and iron too | Nominative singular |
| taikṣṇyāt eva abhyajāyata | तैक्ष्ण्यात् एव अभ्यजायत | were born from its keenness | Ablative / Verb (imperfect, middle) |
Shloka 1.37.20
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| malam tasya abhavat tatra | मलम् तस्य अभवत् तत्र | its impurity there became | Nominative / Genitive / Verb (imperfect) |
| trapu sīsakam eva ca | त्रपु सीसकम् एव च | tin and lead too | Nominative singular |
| tat etat dharaṇīm prāpya | तत् एतत् धरणीम् प्राप्य | this, having reached the earth | Accusative / Gerund |
| nānā-dhātuḥ avardhata | नाना-धातुः अवर्धत | grew as various metals | Nominative / Verb (imperfect, middle) |
Reference: 1.37.19-20 · Bāla Kāṇḍa