Mahabharata
Rājyalābha-parva (The Deaths of Sunda and Upasunda)1.204.23–24
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Mahabharata · 1.204.23–24
Devanāgarī

आदित्यचरितांल् लोकान् विचरिष्यसि भामिनि ॥
तेजसा च सुदृष्टां त्वां न करिष्यति कश् चन ॥
एवं तस्यै वरं दत्त्वा सर्वलोकपितामहः ॥
इन्द्रे त्रैलोक्यम् आधाय ब्रह्मलोकं गतः प्रभुः ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

ādityacaritāṃl lokān vicariṣyasi bhāmini ||
tejasā ca sudṛṣṭāṃ tvāṃ na kariṣyati kaś cana ||
evaṃ tasyai varaṃ dattvā sarvalokapitāmahaḥ ||
indre trailokyam ādhāya brahmalokaṃ gataḥ prabhuḥ ||

Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
आदित्यचरितान् लोकान् विचरिष्यसि भामिनिādityacaritān lokān vicariṣyasi bhāmini'you shall wander through the worlds traversed by the Sun, O radiant one;
तेजसा च सुदृष्टां त्वां न करिष्यति कः चनtejasā ca sudṛṣṭāṃ tvāṃ na kariṣyati kaḥ canaand because of your splendor no one will be able to look upon you without averting their eyes';
एवं तस्यै वरं दत्त्वा सर्वलोकपितामहःevaṃ tasyai varaṃ dattvā sarvalokapitāmahaḥthus, having given her this boon, the grandsire of all worlds,
इन्द्रे त्रैलोक्यम् आधाय ब्रह्मलोकं गतः प्रभुःindre trailokyam ādhāya brahmalokaṃ gataḥ prabhuḥhaving entrusted the three worlds to Indra, the Lord withdrew to the world of Brahma;
आदित्यचरितांल्ādityacaritāṃloriginal form "ādityacaritāṃl", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
कश्kaśoriginal form "kaś", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
Translation

"'You shall wander through the worlds traversed by the Sun, O radiant one; and because of your splendor no one will be able to look upon you without averting their eyes'; thus, having given her this boon, the grandsire of all worlds, having entrusted the three worlds to Indra, the Lord withdrew to the world of Brahma."

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