Shloka 40.8-9Unverified draft
परिक्रान्ता मही सर्वा सत्त्ववन्तश्च सूदिता:।।1.40.7।। देवदानवरक्षांसि पिशाचोरगकिन्नरा:। न च पश्यामहेऽश्वं तमश्वहर्तारमेव च।।1.40.8।। किं करिष्याम भद्रं ते बुद्धिरत्र विचार्यताम्।
Meaning
We have traversed the whole earth and slain its living creatures — gods, demons, rakshasas, spirits, serpents, and kinnaras — yet we see neither the horse nor its thief. May you prosper: reflect on what we should do next.
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
Shloka 1.40.8
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| parikrāntā mahī sarvā | परिक्रान्ता मही सर्वा | the whole earth has been traversed | Nominative singular |
| sattva-vantaḥ ca sūditāḥ | सत्त्व-वन्तः च सूदिताः | and the beings have been slain | Nominative plural |
Shloka 1.40.9
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| deva-dānava-rakṣāṃsi | देव-दानव-रक्षांसि | gods, Danavas, demons | Nominative/Accusative plural |
| piśāca-uraga-kinnarāḥ | पिशाच-उरग-किन्नराः | Pishachas, serpents, Kinnaras | Nominative plural |
| na ca paśyāmahe aśvam | न च पश्यामहे अश्वम् | but we do not see the horse | Verb (present, middle) / Accusative |
| tam aśva-hartāram eva ca | तम् अश्व-हर्तारम् एव च | nor that abductor of the horse | Accusative singular |
| kim kariṣyāma bhadram te | किम् करिष्याम भद्रम् ते | what shall we do; good fortune to you | Accusative / Verb (optative) |
| buddhiḥ atra vicāryatām | बुद्धिः अत्र विचार्यताम् | let a plan be devised in this matter | Nominative / Verb (imperative, passive) |
Reference: 1.40.8-9 · Bāla Kāṇḍa