Shloka 48.29-30Unverified draft
तथा शप्त्वा स वै शक्रमहल्यामपि शप्तवान्।।1.48.29।। इह वर्षसहस्राणि बहूनि त्वं निवत्स्यसि। वायुभक्षा निराहारा तप्यन्ती भस्मशायिनी।।1.48.30।। अदृश्या सर्वभूतानां आश्रमेऽस्मिन्निवत्स्यसि।
Meaning
Having thus cursed Shakra, he then cursed Ahalya as well: here you shall dwell for many thousands of years, feeding on air, without food, performing austerity, lying upon ashes.
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
Shloka 1.48.29
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| tathā śaptvā sa vai śakram | तथा शप्त्वा स वै शक्रम् | having thus cursed Shakra indeed | Adverbial / Gerund / Nominative / Adverbial / Accusative |
| ahalyām api śaptavān | अहल्याम् अपि शप्तवान् | he also cursed Ahalya | Accusative / Adverbial / Nominative |
Shloka 1.48.30
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| iha varṣa-sahasrāṇi bahūni | इह वर्ष-सहस्राणि बहूनि | here, for many thousands of years | Adverbial / Accusative plural / Accusative |
| tvam nivatsyasi | त्वम् निवत्स्यसि | you shall dwell | Nominative / Verb (future) |
| vāyu-bhakṣā nirāhārā | वायु-भक्षा निराहारा | feeding on air, without food | Nominative singular (x2) |
| tapyantī bhasma-śāyinī | तप्यन्ती भस्म-शायिनी | performing austerity, lying upon ashes | Nominative participle / Nominative |
| adṛśyā sarva-bhūtānām | अदृश्या सर्व-भूतानाम् | invisible to all beings | Nominative / Genitive plural |
| āśrame asmin nivatsyasi | आश्रमे अस्मिन् निवत्स्यसि | you shall dwell in this hermitage | Locative / Locative / Verb (future) |
Reference: 1.48.29-30 · Bāla Kāṇḍa