Shloka 28.20-22Unverified draft
सम्प्राप्ता यत्र ते पापा ब्रह्मघ्ना दुष्टचारिण:।।1.28.20।। तव यज्ञस्य विघ्नाय दुरात्मानो महामुने। भगवन् तस्य को देशस्सा यत्र तव याज्ञिकी।।1.28.21।। रक्षितव्या क्रिया ब्रह्मन्मया वध्याश्च राक्षसा:। एतत्सर्वं मुनिश्रेष्ठ श्रोतुमिच्छाम्यहं प्रभो।।1.28.22।।
Meaning
Where do those sinful, evil-conducted slayers of brahmins come to hinder your sacrifice, great sage? Tell me the place, holy one, where your ritual must be protected and the rakshasas destroyed by me — all this I wish to hear, lord.
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
Shloka 1.28.20
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| samprāptā yatra te pāpā | सम्प्राप्ता यत्र ते पापा | where those sinful ones have arrived | Nominative plural |
| brahma-ghnā duṣṭa-cāriṇaḥ | ब्रह्म-घ्ना दुष्ट-चारिणः | brahmin-slaying, evil-behaving | Nominative plural |
| tava yajñasya vighnāya | तव यज्ञस्य विघ्नाय | for the obstruction of your sacrifice | Genitive singular / Dative |
| durātmānaḥ mahā-mune | दुरात्मानः महा-मुने | evil-souled ones, O great sage | Nominative plural / Vocative |
Shloka 1.28.21
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| bhagavan tasya kaḥ deśaḥ | भगवन् तस्य कः देशः | O blessed one, what is that country | Genitive singular / Nominative |
| sā yatra tava yājñikī | सा यत्र तव याज्ञिकी | where that sacrificial rite of yours | Nominative singular |
| rakṣitavyā kriyā brahman | रक्षितव्या क्रिया ब्रह्मन् | the rite is to be protected, O Brahmin | Nominative singular (gerundive) |
| mayā vadhyāḥ ca rākṣasāḥ | मया वध्याः च राक्षसाः | by me, and the demons are to be slain | Instrumental singular / Nominative plural (gerundive) |
Shloka 1.28.22
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| etat sarvam muni-śreṣṭha | एतत् सर्वम् मुनि-श्रेष्ठ | all this, O best of sages | Accusative singular |
| śrotum icchāmi aham prabho | श्रोतुम् इच्छामि अहम् प्रभो | I wish to hear, O lord | Infinitive / Verb (present) / Vocative |
Reference: 1.28.20-22 · Bāla Kāṇḍa