दुर्गा-सप्तशती
durgā-saptaśatī
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chapter-4, verse-31
कर्तव्यमपरं यच्च दुष्करं तन्न विद्महे ।
इत्याकर्ण्ये वचो देव्याः प्रत्यूचुस्ते दिवौकसः ॥३१॥
इत्याकर्ण्ये वचो देव्याः प्रत्यूचुस्ते दिवौकसः ॥३१॥
31. kartavyamaparaṃ yacca duṣkaraṃ tanna vidmahe .
ityākarṇye vaco devyāḥ pratyūcuste divaukasaḥ.
ityākarṇye vaco devyāḥ pratyūcuste divaukasaḥ.
31.
kartavyam aparam yat ca duṣkaram tat na vidmahe
iti ākarṇye vacaḥ devyāḥ pratyūcuḥ te divaukasaḥ
iti ākarṇye vacaḥ devyāḥ pratyūcuḥ te divaukasaḥ
31.
"Whatever other task, even a difficult one, remains to be done, we do not know it." Having heard these words of the Goddess, those dwellers of heaven (divaukasaḥ) replied.
Words meanings summery:
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- कर्तव्यम् (kartavyam) - to be done, duty, obligation
- अपरम् (aparam) - other, another
- यत् (yat) - what, which
- च (ca) - and
- दुष्करम् (duṣkaram) - difficult, hard to do
- तत् (tat) - that
- न (na) - not, no
- विद्महे (vidmahe) - we know
- इति (iti) - thus, so
- आकर्ण्ये (ākarṇye) - having heard
- वचः (vacaḥ) - word, speech
- देव्याः (devyāḥ) - of the Goddess
- प्रत्यूचुः (pratyūcuḥ) - they replied
- ते (te) - those
- दिवौकसः (divaukasaḥ) - dwellers of heaven, gods
Words meanings and morphology
कर्तव्यम् (kartavyam) - to be done, duty, obligation
(adjective)
neuter, singular of kartavya
kartavya - to be done, fit to be done, duty, obligation
Gerundive
Derived from root kṛ (to do) with suffix -tavya.
Root: kṛ (class 8)
अपरम् (aparam) - other, another
(adjective)
neuter, singular of apara
apara - other, another, subsequent, inferior
यत् (yat) - what, which
(pronoun)
neuter, singular of yad
yad - which, what, that, whatever
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
दुष्करम् (duṣkaram) - difficult, hard to do
(adjective)
neuter, singular of duṣkara
duṣkara - difficult to perform, hard to do, arduous
तत् (tat) - that
(pronoun)
neuter, singular of tad
tad - that, that one
न (na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
विद्महे (vidmahe) - we know
(verb)
1st person , plural, middle, present (laṭ) of vid
Root: vid (class 2)
इति (iti) - thus, so
(indeclinable)
आकर्ण्ये (ākarṇye) - having heard
(indeclinable)
Absolutive/Gerund
Derived from root karṇ (to hear, listen) with upasarga ā- and suffix -ya.
Prefix: ā
Root: karṇ
वचः (vacaḥ) - word, speech
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of vacas
vacas - word, speech, saying
देव्याः (devyāḥ) - of the Goddess
(noun)
Genitive, feminine, singular of devī
devī - goddess, female deity, divine lady
प्रत्यूचुः (pratyūcuḥ) - they replied
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of prati-vac
Prefix: prati
Root: vac (class 2)
ते (te) - those
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of tad
tad - that, those
दिवौकसः (divaukasaḥ) - dwellers of heaven, gods
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of divaukas
divaukas - dweller of heaven, god, deity
Compound type : aluk-tatpuruṣa (div+okas)
- div – heaven, sky, celestial region
noun (feminine) - okas – dwelling, abode, home
noun (neuter)