सन्तुष्टः प्रददौ तस्मै राक्षसाय वरं प्रभुः | नानाविधेभ्यो भूतेभ्यो भयं नान्यत्र मानुषात् || १-१६-५ अवज्ञाताः पुरा तेन वरदाने हि मानवाः |
santuShTaH pradadau tasmai raakShasaaya varam prabhuH | naanaavidhebhyo bhuutebhyo bhayam na anyatra maanuShaat || 1-16-5 avaGYaataaH puraa tena varadaane hi maanavaaH |
Translation
"Satisfied with his ascesis Brahma gave boon to that demon that he shall have no fear for his life from many kinds of beings, excepting humans, because that demon indeed slighted humans earlier at the time of bestowing boon. [1-16-5, 6a]
Word by word
, 6a. santuShtaH prabhuH
satisfied, Brahma
tasmai raakShasaaya maanuShaat anyatra
to him, to demon Ravana, other than human
naanaavidhebhyaH bhuutebhyaH
many kinds of, beings
bhayam na
danger, is not there
[iti
thus]
varam pradadau
boon, gave
puraa
earlier
varadaane [samaye]
while boon being bestowed [at that time]
tena maanavaaH avaj~naataaH hi
by him, humans, are slighted, indeed.
Chapter context
Yajna Purusha presents divine dessert as fruit of ritual
28 verses · Verse 5 of 28
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