Shloka 44.10-11Unverified draft
राजर्षिणा गुणवता महर्षिसमतेजसा। मत्तुल्यतपसा चैव क्षत्रधर्मस्थितेन च।।1.44.10।। दिलीपेन महाभाग तव पित्राऽति तेजसा। पुनर्न शङ्किताऽनेतुं गङ्गां प्रार्थयताऽनघ।।1.44.11।।
Meaning
Nor by the virtuous royal sage, equal in splendor to great seers, equal to me in austerity, and established in kshatriya duty — by Dilipa, greatly fortunate, your father, of surpassing splendor, though he sought to bring Ganga, sinless one, was the vow released.
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
Shloka 1.44.10
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| rājarṣiṇā guṇavatā | राजर्षिणा गुणवता | by the royal sage, virtuous | Instrumental singular (x2) |
| mahā-ṛṣi-sama-tejasā | महा-ऋषि-सम-तेजसा | of energy equal to a great sage | Instrumental singular |
| mat-tulya-tapasā ca eva | मत्-तुल्य-तपसा च एव | and of austerity equal to mine | Instrumental singular |
| kṣatra-dharma-sthitena ca | क्षत्र-धर्म-स्थितेन च | and established in the duty of a warrior | Instrumental singular |
Shloka 1.44.11
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| dilīpena mahā-bhāga | दिलीपेन महा-भाग | by Dilipa, O most fortunate one | Instrumental / Vocative |
| tava pitrā ati tejasā | तव पित्रा अति तेजसा | your father, of surpassing energy | Genitive / Instrumental / Adverbial / Instrumental |
| punaḥ na śaṅkitā anetum | पुनः न शङ्किता अनेतुम् | again, without hesitation, to bring | Adverbial / Negation / Nominative / Infinitive |
| gaṅgām prārthayatā anagha | गङ्गाम् प्रार्थयता अनघ | Ganga, by him who sought, O sinless one | Accusative / Instrumental participle / Vocative |
Reference: 1.44.10-11 · Bāla Kāṇḍa