Shloka 59.18Unverified draft
अद्य ते कालपाशेन नीता वैवस्वतक्षयम्। सप्तजातिशतान्येव मृतपस्सन्तु सर्वश:||1.59.18||
Meaning
This day, bound by death's noose, they shall be brought to Yama's abode; for seven hundred births they shall feed upon corpses.
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| adya te kāla-pāśena | अद्य ते काल-पाशेन | today, they, by the noose of time | Adverbial / Nominative plural / Instrumental |
| nītā vaivasvata-kṣayam | नीता वैवस्वत-क्षयम् | led to the destruction [realm] of Vaivasvata | Nominative plural / Accusative |
| sapta-jāti-śatāni eva | सप्त-जाति-शतानि एव | for seven hundred births indeed | Accusative plural / Adverbial |
| mṛta-pāḥ santu sarvaśaḥ | मृत-पाः सन्तु सर्वशः | let them be carrion-eaters, in every way | Nominative plural / Verb (imperative) / Adverbial |
Reference: 1.59.18 · Bāla Kāṇḍa