महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-12, chapter-314, verse-11
अथ देवगणं सर्वं संभ्रान्तेन्द्रियमानसम् ।
अपश्यद्भगवान्विष्णुः क्षिप्तं सासुरराक्षसम् ।
किं न्वत्र सुकृतं कार्यं भवेदिति विचिन्तयन् ॥११॥
अपश्यद्भगवान्विष्णुः क्षिप्तं सासुरराक्षसम् ।
किं न्वत्र सुकृतं कार्यं भवेदिति विचिन्तयन् ॥११॥
11. atha devagaṇaṁ sarvaṁ saṁbhrāntendriyamānasam ,
apaśyadbhagavānviṣṇuḥ kṣiptaṁ sāsurarākṣasam ,
kiṁ nvatra sukṛtaṁ kāryaṁ bhavediti vicintayan.
apaśyadbhagavānviṣṇuḥ kṣiptaṁ sāsurarākṣasam ,
kiṁ nvatra sukṛtaṁ kāryaṁ bhavediti vicintayan.
11.
atha devagaṇam sarvam saṃbhrāntendriyamānasam
apaśyat bhagavān viṣṇuḥ
kṣiptam sāsurarākṣasam kim nu atra
sukṛtam kāryam bhavet iti vicintayan
apaśyat bhagavān viṣṇuḥ
kṣiptam sāsurarākṣasam kim nu atra
sukṛtam kāryam bhavet iti vicintayan
11.
atha bhagavān viṣṇuḥ saṃbhrāntendriyamānasam
sāsurarākṣasam sarvam devagaṇam
kṣiptam apaśyat iti kim nu atra
sukṛtam kāryam bhavet iti vicintayan
sāsurarākṣasam sarvam devagaṇam
kṣiptam apaśyat iti kim nu atra
sukṛtam kāryam bhavet iti vicintayan
11.
Then, Lord Viṣṇu saw the entire host of gods, along with the asuras and rākṣasas, their senses and minds agitated and bewildered, all scattered. Pondering thus, "What good deed could possibly be done here?"
Words meanings summery:
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- अथ (atha) - now, then, moreover, or
- देवगणम् (devagaṇam) - assembly of gods, host of deities
- सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, entire, whole
- संभ्रान्तेन्द्रियमानसम् (saṁbhrāntendriyamānasam) - whose senses and mind are bewildered/agitated
- अपश्यत् (apaśyat) - he saw
- भगवान् (bhagavān) - Lord, blessed one, worshipful
- विष्णुः (viṣṇuḥ) - Viṣṇu (a proper noun)
- क्षिप्तम् (kṣiptam) - scattered (or distressed) (thrown, cast, scattered, agitated, distressed)
- सासुरराक्षसम् (sāsurarākṣasam) - with asuras and rākṣasas
- किम् (kim) - what?, why?
- नु (nu) - indeed, now, certainly (interrogative particle)
- अत्र (atra) - here, in this matter
- सुकृतम् (sukṛtam) - good deed, virtuous act (well-done, good deed, virtue)
- कार्यम् (kāryam) - task, deed (to be done, task, deed, duty)
- भवेत् (bhavet) - may be, should be, would be
- इति (iti) - thus, so saying, thinking
- विचिन्तयन् (vicintayan) - reflecting, pondering
Words meanings and morphology
अथ (atha) - now, then, moreover, or
(indeclinable)
देवगणम् (devagaṇam) - assembly of gods, host of deities
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of devagaṇa
devagaṇa - host of gods, assembly of deities
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (deva+gaṇa)
- deva – god, deity
noun (masculine)
Root: div (class 4) - gaṇa – host, troop, assembly, multitude
noun (masculine)
सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, entire, whole
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of sarva
sarva - all, every, whole, entire
Note: Agrees with 'devagaṇam'.
संभ्रान्तेन्द्रियमानसम् (saṁbhrāntendriyamānasam) - whose senses and mind are bewildered/agitated
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of saṃbhrāntendriyamānasa
saṁbhrāntendriyamānasa - having bewildered senses and mind, with agitated faculties
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (saṃbhrānta+indriya+mānasa)
- saṃbhrānta – bewildered, agitated, confused
adjective (neuter)
past passive participle
From root BHRAM with prefix SAM.
Prefix: sam
Root: bhram (class 1) - indriya – sense, organ of sense
noun (neuter) - mānasa – mind, mental, belonging to the mind
noun (neuter)
Note: Compound adjective describing 'devagaṇam'.
अपश्यत् (apaśyat) - he saw
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of dṛś
imperfect past tense
Imperfect form of root DṚŚ (paśy- is the present stem).
Root: dṛś (class 1)
भगवान् (bhagavān) - Lord, blessed one, worshipful
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of bhagavat
bhagavat - Lord, blessed, divine, worshipful
Note: Nominative singular masculine form of 'bhagavat', acting as a title.
विष्णुः (viṣṇuḥ) - Viṣṇu (a proper noun)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of viṣṇu
viṣṇu - Viṣṇu (a principal deity in Hinduism)
क्षिप्तम् (kṣiptam) - scattered (or distressed) (thrown, cast, scattered, agitated, distressed)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of kṣipta
kṣipta - thrown, cast, hurled, scattered, agitated, distracted, distressed
past passive participle
From root KṢIP (to throw, cast).
Root: kṣip (class 6)
Note: Agrees with 'devagaṇam'.
सासुरराक्षसम् (sāsurarākṣasam) - with asuras and rākṣasas
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of sāsurarākṣasa
sāsurarākṣasa - accompanied by asuras and rākṣasas
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+asura+rākṣasa)
- sa – with, accompanied by
indeclinable
Prefix 'sa' meaning 'with'. - asura – demon, anti-god
noun (masculine) - rākṣasa – demon, fiend
noun (masculine)
Note: Agrees with 'devagaṇam'.
किम् (kim) - what?, why?
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of kim
kim - who?, what?, which?
नु (nu) - indeed, now, certainly (interrogative particle)
(indeclinable)
अत्र (atra) - here, in this matter
(indeclinable)
सुकृतम् (sukṛtam) - good deed, virtuous act (well-done, good deed, virtue)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of sukṛta
sukṛta - well-done, good deed, virtuous act, merit
past passive participle (used as noun)
From prefix SU and root KṚ (to do).
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (su+kṛta)
- su – good, well, excellent
indeclinable - kṛta – done, made, acted; deed, act
adjective (neuter)
past passive participle
From root KṚ (to do).
Root: kṛ (class 8)
कार्यम् (kāryam) - task, deed (to be done, task, deed, duty)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of kārya
kārya - to be done, proper to be done; deed, action, task, business, duty
gerundive
From root KṚ (to do) with suffix -ya.
Root: kṛ (class 8)
भवेत् (bhavet) - may be, should be, would be
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi liṅ) of bhū
optative
Optative form of root BHŪ.
Root: bhū (class 1)
इति (iti) - thus, so saying, thinking
(indeclinable)
विचिन्तयन् (vicintayan) - reflecting, pondering
(participle)
Nominative, masculine, singular of vicintay
vicintay - to reflect, to consider, to ponder
present active participle
From root CINT with prefix VI (causative stem cintay-).
Prefix: vi
Root: cit (class 10)
Note: Masculine nominative singular present active participle, agreeing with Viṣṇu.