Shloka 49.13-14Unverified draft
ददर्श च महाभागां तपसा द्योतितप्रभाम्। लोकैरपि समागम्य दुर्निरीक्ष्यां सुरासुरै:।।1.49.13।। प्रयत्नान्निर्मितां धात्रा दिव्यां मायामयीमिव। स तुषारावृतां साभ्रां पूर्णचन्द्रप्रभामिव।।1.49.14।।
Meaning
He beheld the greatly fortunate one, her radiance shining forth through her austerity, unseeable even by gods and demons come together — as though fashioned with great effort by the Creator, divine and seemingly illusory, veiled in mist like the moon shrouded in cloud, unassailable, blazing like the sun's brilliance amid the waters.
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
Shloka 1.49.13
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| dadarśa ca mahā-bhāgām | ददर्श च महा-भागाम् | and he saw the most fortunate one | Verb (perfect) / Adverbial / Accusative |
| tapasā dyotita-prabhām | तपसा द्योतित-प्रभाम् | her radiance made bright by austerity | Instrumental / Accusative |
| lokaiḥ api samāgamya | लोकैः अपि समागम्य | even upon encountering, by the worlds | Instrumental / Adverbial / Gerund |
| durnirīkṣyām sura-asuraiḥ | दुर्निरीक्ष्याम् सुर-असुरैः | difficult to behold, by gods and demons | Accusative / Instrumental plural |
Shloka 1.49.14
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| prayatnāt nirmitām dhātrā | प्रयत्नात् निर्मिताम् धात्रा | formed by the Creator with effort | Ablative / Accusative / Instrumental |
| divyām māyā-mayīm iva | दिव्याम् माया-मयीम् इव | divine, as if made of illusion | Accusative singular / Comparative |
| sa-tuṣāra-āvṇtām sa-abhrām | स-तुषार-आव्ण्ताम् स-अभ्राम् | covered with mist, as if clouded | Accusative singular (x2) |
| pūrṇa-candra-prabhām iva | पूर्ण-चन्द्र-प्रभाम् इव | like the radiance of the full moon | Accusative / Comparative |
Reference: 1.49.13-14 · Bāla Kāṇḍa