Sloka Analysis Week 5

Question 1

वक्रतुण्ड महाकाय सूर्यकोटि समप्रभ
निर्विघ्नं कुरु मे देव सर्वकार्येषु सर्वदा
(Which Case is used most frequently?)

Answer 1

Vocative: वक्रतुण्ड (Twisted Trunk) महाकाय (Huge body) सूर्यकोटि (One Crore Suns) समप्रभ (similar brightness)
Accusative: निर्विघ्नं कुरु (Obstacle Free)
मे (My)
Vocative: देव (God)
Locative: सर्वकार्येषु (In all my works)
सर्वदा (Always)

Question 2

वसुदेवसुतं देवं कंसचाणूरमर्दनम्
देवकीपरमानन्दं कृष्णं वंदे जगद्गुरुम्
(Which Case is used most frequently?)

Answer 2

Accusative: वसुदेवसुतं (Son of Vasudeva) देवं (the God) कंसचाणूरमर्दनम् (killer of Kamsa and Chanura)
देवकीपरमानन्दं (One who brings great joy to Devaki) कृष्णं (To Krishna) जगद्गुरुम् (Guru of the world)
वंदे: I bow myself to (Reflexive Verb, Atamenapada)

Question 3

कृष्णाय वासुदेवाय देवकी नन्दनाय च ।
नन्दगोप कुमाराय गोविन्दाय नमो नमः ||
(Which Case is used most frequently?)

Answer 3

Dative: कृष्णाय (To Krishna) वासुदेवाय (To Vasudeva) देवकी नन्दनाय (To son of Devaki)
च (And)
नन्दगोप कुमाराय (To son of the Nandagopa) गोविन्दाय (To Govinda)
नमो नमः (Salutations: Always use Dative when using नमः)