दुर्गा-सप्तशती
durgā-saptaśatī
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chapter-1, verse-21
किं नु तेषां गृहे क्षेममक्षेमं किं नु साम्प्रतम् ।
कथं ते किं नु सद्वृत्ताः दुर्वृत्ताः किं नु मे सुताः ॥२१॥
कथं ते किं नु सद्वृत्ताः दुर्वृत्ताः किं नु मे सुताः ॥२१॥
21. kiṃ nu teṣāṃ gṛhe kṣemamakṣemaṃ kiṃ nu sāmpratam .
kathaṃ te kiṃ nu sadvṛttāḥ durvṛttāḥ kiṃ nu me sutāḥ.
kathaṃ te kiṃ nu sadvṛttāḥ durvṛttāḥ kiṃ nu me sutāḥ.
21.
kiṃ nu teṣāṃ gṛhe kṣemam akṣemam kiṃ nu sāmpratam
katham te kiṃ nu sadvṛttāḥ durvṛttāḥ kiṃ nu me sutāḥ
katham te kiṃ nu sadvṛttāḥ durvṛttāḥ kiṃ nu me sutāḥ
21.
Are they well in their homes, or has misfortune befallen them now? How are my sons? Are they virtuous, or have they become ill-behaved?
Words meanings summery:
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- किं (kiṁ) - what, why, whether
- नु (nu) - indeed, now, certainly, expresses interrogation or doubt
- तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them, their
- गृहे (gṛhe) - in the house, at home
- क्षेमम् (kṣemam) - welfare, well-being, safety, prosperity
- अक्षेमम् (akṣemam) - misfortune, danger, evil, misery
- किं (kiṁ) - what, why, whether
- नु (nu) - indeed, now, certainly, expresses interrogation or doubt
- साम्प्रतम् (sāmpratam) - now, at present, currently
- कथम् (katham) - how, in what manner, why
- ते (te) - they, those
- किं (kiṁ) - what, why, whether
- नु (nu) - indeed, now, certainly, expresses interrogation or doubt
- सद्वृत्ताः (sadvṛttāḥ) - well-behaved, virtuous, of good conduct
- दुर्वृत्ताः (durvṛttāḥ) - ill-behaved, wicked, of bad conduct
- किं (kiṁ) - what, why, whether
- नु (nu) - indeed, now, certainly, expresses interrogation or doubt
- मे (me) - my, to me, for me
- सुताः (sutāḥ) - sons, children
Words meanings and morphology
किं (kiṁ) - what, why, whether
(pronoun)
neuter, singular of kim
kim - what, which, who
Note: Interrogative pronoun, often used as an interrogative particle here.
नु (nu) - indeed, now, certainly, expresses interrogation or doubt
(indeclinable)
तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them, their
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
गृहे (gṛhe) - in the house, at home
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of gṛha
gṛha - house, home
क्षेमम् (kṣemam) - welfare, well-being, safety, prosperity
(noun)
neuter, singular of kṣema
kṣema - welfare, well-being, safety, prosperity
अक्षेमम् (akṣemam) - misfortune, danger, evil, misery
(noun)
neuter, singular of akṣema
akṣema - misfortune, danger, evil, misery
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+kṣema)
- a – not, non
indeclinable - kṣema – welfare, well-being, safety, prosperity
noun (neuter)
किं (kiṁ) - what, why, whether
(pronoun)
neuter, singular of kim
kim - what, which, who
Note: Interrogative pronoun, often used as an interrogative particle here.
नु (nu) - indeed, now, certainly, expresses interrogation or doubt
(indeclinable)
साम्प्रतम् (sāmpratam) - now, at present, currently
(indeclinable)
Note: Used adverbially.
कथम् (katham) - how, in what manner, why
(indeclinable)
ते (te) - they, those
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
किं (kiṁ) - what, why, whether
(pronoun)
neuter, singular of kim
kim - what, which, who
Note: Interrogative pronoun, often used as an interrogative particle here.
नु (nu) - indeed, now, certainly, expresses interrogation or doubt
(indeclinable)
सद्वृत्ताः (sadvṛttāḥ) - well-behaved, virtuous, of good conduct
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of sadvṛtta
sadvṛtta - well-behaved, virtuous, of good conduct
Compound type : karmadhāraya (sat+vṛtta)
- sat – good, true, existing
adjective
Present Active Participle
From verb as (to be)
Root: as (class 2) - vṛtta – conduct, behavior, happened, become
noun/past passive participle
Past Passive Participle
From verb vṛt (to be, exist)
Root: vṛt (class 1)
दुर्वृत्ताः (durvṛttāḥ) - ill-behaved, wicked, of bad conduct
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of durvṛtta
durvṛtta - ill-behaved, wicked, of bad conduct
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dur+vṛtta)
- dur – bad, difficult, ill-
indeclinable - vṛtta – conduct, behavior, happened, become
noun/past passive participle
Past Passive Participle
From verb vṛt (to be, exist)
Root: vṛt (class 1)
किं (kiṁ) - what, why, whether
(pronoun)
neuter, singular of kim
kim - what, which, who
Note: Interrogative pronoun, often used as an interrogative particle here.
नु (nu) - indeed, now, certainly, expresses interrogation or doubt
(indeclinable)
मे (me) - my, to me, for me
(pronoun)
singular of asmad
asmad - I, we
Note: Enclitic form of asmad, genitive/dative singular.
सुताः (sutāḥ) - sons, children
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of suta
suta - son, child