Shloka 40.23Unverified draft
समालभ्य तत स्सर्वे कृत्वा चैनं प्रदक्षिणम्।।1.40.22।। षष्टि: पुत्रसहस्राणि बिभिदुर्वसुधातलम्।
Meaning
Having greeted him and circumambulated him, all the sixty thousand sons cleft the surface of the earth further.
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| samālabhya tataḥ sarve | समालभ्य ततः सर्वे | then, having touched him, all | Gerund / Nominative |
| kṛtvā ca enam pradakṣiṇam | कृत्वा च एनम् प्रदक्षिणम् | and having made circumambulation of him | Gerund / Accusative / Accusative |
| ṣaṣṭiḥ putra-sahasrāṇi | षष्टिः पुत्र-सहस्राणि | the sixty thousand sons | Nominative plural |
| bibhiduḥ vasudhā-talam | बिभिदुः वसुधा-तलम् | pierced through the surface of the earth | Verb (perfect) / Accusative |
Reference: 1.40.23 · Bāla Kāṇḍa