महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-127, verse-43

महेश्वर उवाच ।
नेत्रे मे संवृते देवि त्वया बाल्यादनिन्दिते ।
नष्टालोकस्ततो लोकः क्षणेन समपद्यत ॥४३॥

43. maheśvara uvāca ,
netre me saṁvṛte devi tvayā bālyādanindite ,
naṣṭālokastato lokaḥ kṣaṇena samapadyata.

43. maheśvara uvāca netre me saṃvṛte devi tvayā bālyāt
anindite naṣṭālokaḥ tataḥ lokaḥ kṣaṇena samapadyata

43. maheśvaraḥ uvāca devi anindite tvayā bālyāt me netre
saṃvṛte tataḥ naṣṭālokaḥ lokaḥ kṣaṇena samapadyata

43. Maheśvara said: 'O blameless goddess, my two eyes were covered by you out of childishness. Consequently, the world immediately became devoid of light.'

Words meanings summery:

• महेश्वर (maheśvara) - Shiva. (The Great Lord, Shiva)

• उवाच (uvāca) - Said. (Said, spoke)

• नेत्रे (netre) - My two eyes. (Two eyes)

• मे (me) - My. (My, to me)

• संवृते (saṁvṛte) - Covered. (Covered, closed)

• देवि (devi) - O goddess (Pārvatī). (O goddess)

• त्वया (tvayā) - By you (Pārvatī). (By you)

• बाल्यात् (bālyāt) - Out of childishness. (From childhood, out of childishness)

• अनिन्दिते (anindite) - O blameless one (referring to Devī). (O blameless one)

• नष्टालोकः (naṣṭālokaḥ) - Devoid of light. (Having lost light)

• ततः (tataḥ) - Consequently. (Then, therefrom, therefore, consequently)

• लोकः (lokaḥ) - The world. (World, people)

• क्षणेन (kṣaṇena) - Immediately. (In a moment, instantly)

• समपद्यत (samapadyata) - Became. (Became, happened, occurred)

Words meanings and morphology

महेश्वर (maheśvara) - Shiva. (The Great Lord, Shiva)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of maheśvara

maheśvara - great lord, a name of Shiva

Compound: mahā (great) + īśvara (lord).

Compound type : karmadharaya (mahā+īśvara)

• mahā – great, mighty
  adjective
  From mahat.
• īśvara – lord, master, ruler, Shiva
  noun (masculine)
  From root īś (to rule).
  Root: īś (class 2)

Note: Subject of uvāca.

उवाच (uvāca) - Said. (Said, spoke)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (liṭ) of vac

Perfect Active

Irregular perfect form from root vac.

Root: vac (class 2)

नेत्रे (netre) - My two eyes. (Two eyes)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, dual of netra

netra - eye, leader

From root nī (to lead).

Root: nī (class 1)

Note: Subject of saṃvṛte (implied babhūvuḥ or āstām).

मे (me) - My. (My, to me)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of mad

mad - I, me

First person pronoun.

Note: Possessive for netre.

संवृते (saṁvṛte) - Covered. (Covered, closed)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, dual of saṃvṛta

saṁvṛta - covered, closed, concealed

Past Passive Participle

From root vṛ (to cover) with prefix sam.

Prefix: sam

Root: vṛ (class 5)

Note: Predicative participle for netre.

देवि (devi) - O goddess (Pārvatī). (O goddess)

(noun)

Vocative, feminine, singular of devī

devī - goddess, queen

ī-stem feminine noun.

Note: Address to Pārvatī.

त्वया (tvayā) - By you (Pārvatī). (By you)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of tvad

tvad - you

Second person pronoun.

Note: Agent of saṃvṛte.

बाल्यात् (bālyāt) - Out of childishness. (From childhood, out of childishness)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of bālya

bālya - childhood, infancy, childishness

a-stem neuter noun.

Note: Indicates the reason for covering the eyes.

अनिन्दिते (anindite) - O blameless one (referring to Devī). (O blameless one)

(adjective)

Vocative, feminine, singular of aninditā

aninditā - blameless, irreproachable

From an (not) + nindita (blamed), Ppp of nind (to blame). Feminine form with ā.

Compound type : tatpurusha (an+nindita)

• an – not, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• nindita – blamed, censured
  adjective (feminine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root nind (to blame).
  Root: nind (class 1)

Note: Epithet for Devī.

नष्टालोकः (naṣṭālokaḥ) - Devoid of light. (Having lost light)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of naṣṭāloka

naṣṭāloka - one whose light is lost, devoid of light

Bahuvrihi compound: naṣṭa (lost) + āloka (light).

Compound type : bahuvrihi (naṣṭa+āloka)

• naṣṭa – lost, destroyed, perished
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root naś (to perish).
  Root: naś (class 4)
• āloka – light, sight, appearance
  noun (masculine)
  From ā-lok (to see, perceive).
  Prefix: ā
  Root: lok (class 10)

Note: Predicative for lokaḥ.

ततः (tataḥ) - Consequently. (Then, therefrom, therefore, consequently)

(indeclinable)

Adverb derived from tad.

लोकः (lokaḥ) - The world. (World, people)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of loka

loka - world, people, realm

a-stem masculine noun.

Root: lok (class 10)

क्षणेन (kṣaṇena) - Immediately. (In a moment, instantly)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kṣaṇa

kṣaṇa - instant, moment, very short time

a-stem masculine/neuter noun.

Note: Adverbial use indicating time.

समपद्यत (samapadyata) - Became. (Became, happened, occurred)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, past imperfect (laṅ) of sampad

Imperfect Middle

From root pad (to go, to move) with prefix sam.

Prefix: sam

Root: pad (class 4)