Shloka 58.4Unverified draft
अशक्यमिति चोवाच वसिष्ठो भगवानृषि:। तं वयं वै समाहर्तुं क्रतुं शक्ता: कथं तव।।1.58.4।।
Meaning
The venerable sage Vashishtha himself has said it is impossible; how then could we undertake that same sacrifice for you?
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| aśakyam iti ca uvāca | अशक्यम् इति च उवाच | 'it is impossible,' thus he said | Nominative / Quotation / Adverbial / Verb (perfect) |
| vasiṣṭhaḥ bhagavān ṛṣiḥ | वसिष्ठः भगवान् ऋषिः | Vasishtha, the lord sage | Nominative singular (x3) |
| tam vayam vai samāhartum | तम् वयम् वै समाहर्तुम् | how are we to undertake that | Accusative / Nominative / Adverbial / Infinitive |
| kratum śaktāḥ katham tava | क्रतुम् शक्ताः कथम् तव | capable of that sacrifice, for you | Accusative / Nominative plural / Adverbial / Genitive |
Reference: 1.58.4 · Bāla Kāṇḍa