Shloka 38.17Unverified draft
सुमतिस्तु नरव्याघ्र गर्भतुम्बं व्यजायत। षष्ठि: पुत्रसहस्राणि तुम्बभेदाद्विनि:सृता:।।1.38.17।।
Meaning
Tiger among men, Sumati gave birth to a gourd-like mass; when it split open, sixty thousand sons emerged from it.
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| sumatiḥ tu nara-vyāghra | सुमतिः तु नर-व्याघ्र | but Sumati, O tiger among men | Nominative / Vocative |
| garbha-tumbam vyajāyata | गर्भ-तुम्बम् व्यजायत | gave birth to a gourd-embryo | Accusative / Verb (imperfect, middle) |
| ṣaṣṭiḥ putra-sahasrāṇi | षष्टिः पुत्र-सहस्राणि | sixty thousand sons | Nominative plural |
| tumba-bhedāt vinissṛtāḥ | तुम्ब-भेदात् विनिस्सृताः | emerged from the splitting of the gourd | Ablative / Nominative plural |
Reference: 1.38.17 · Bāla Kāṇḍa