Shloka 56.14-15Unverified draft
तदस्त्रमुद्यतं दृष्ट्वा देवास्साग्निपुरोगमा:।।1.56.14।। देवर्षयश्च सम्भ्रान्तागन्धर्वास्समहोरगा:। त्रैलोक्यमासीत्सन्तप्तं ब्रह्मास्त्रे समुदीरिते।।1.56.15।।
Meaning
Seeing that missile raised aloft, the gods headed by Agni, the divine sages, gandharvas and great serpents, all grew alarmed; the three worlds burned with anguish as the Brahma missile was invoked.
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
Shloka 1.56.14
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| tat astram udyatam dṛṣṭvā | तत् अस्त्रम् उद्यतम् दृष्ट्वा | seeing that weapon raised up | Accusative / Accusative / Accusative / Gerund |
| devāḥ sa-agni-purogamāḥ | देवाः स-अग्नि-पुरोगमाः | the gods, headed by Agni | Nominative plural (x2) |
Shloka 1.56.15
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| deva-ṛṣayaḥ ca sambhrāntāḥ | देव-ऋषयः च सम्भ्रान्ताः | and the divine sages, agitated | Nominative plural / Adverbial / Nominative plural |
| gandharvāḥ sa-mahoragāḥ | गन्धर्वाः स-महोरगाः | the Gandharvas together with the great serpents | Nominative plural (x2) |
| trailokyam āsīt santaptam | त्रैलोक्यम् आसीत् सन्तप्तम् | the three worlds became scorched | Nominative / Verb (imperfect) / Nominative |
| brahma-astre samudīrite | ब्रह्म-अस्त्रे समुदीरिते | when the Brahma-weapon was launched | Locative absolute |
Reference: 1.56.14-15 · Bāla Kāṇḍa