Shloka 8
Vṛṣṇivaṃśa–Anukīrtana (Enumeration of the Vṛṣṇi Lineage) — Questions on Viṣṇu’s Human Descent
Devanagari script
या वास्य प्रकृतिस्तात तां चास्मान्वक्तुमर्हसि / कथं स भगवान्विष्णुः सुरेष्वरिनिषूदनः
Transliteration
yā vāsya prakṛtistāta tāṃ cāsmānvaktumarhasi / kathaṃ sa bhagavānviṣṇuḥ sureṣvariniṣūdanaḥ
Translation
يا أبتِ الجليل، أنت أهلٌ أن تُخبرنا أيضًا عن طبيعته (بركرتي)؛ وكيف كان ذلك البهاغافان فيشنو، مُهلك أعداء الآلهة، (قد نزل إلى العالم)؟
Word by Word
yāwhich (nature)
yā:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootyad (प्रातिपदिक)
FormSarvanāma (relative pronoun), Strīliṅga, Prathamā (1st/nominative), Ekavacana
vāindeed/also
vā:
Avyaya (निपात)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootvā (अव्यय)
FormAvyaya; particle (निपात), emphasis/alternative nuance
asyaof him
asya:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootidam (प्रातिपदिक)
FormSarvanāma, Puṃliṅga/napuṃsaka, Ṣaṣṭhī (6th/genitive), Ekavacana
prakṛtiḥnature, constitution
prakṛtiḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootprakṛti (प्रातिपदिक)
FormStrīliṅga, Prathamā (1st/nominative), Ekavacana
tātaO dear one/father
tāta:
Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
TypeNoun
Roottāta (प्रातिपदिक)
FormPuṃliṅga, Sambodhana (vocative), Ekavacana
tāmthat (nature)
tām:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Roottad (प्रातिपदिक)
FormSarvanāma, Strīliṅga, Dvitīyā (2nd/accusative), Ekavacana
caand
ca:
Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
FormAvyaya; conjunction (समुच्चय)
asmānus
asmān:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootasmad (प्रातिपदिक)
FormSarvanāma, Dvitīyā (2nd/accusative), Bahuvacana
vaktumto tell
vaktum:
Prayojana (प्रयोजन/उद्देश्य)
TypeVerb
Rootvac (धातु) + tumun (कृत्-प्रत्यय)
FormTumun-anta infinitive (तुमुनन्त), purpose/intent sense
arhasiyou are able/ought
arhasi:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootarh (धातु)
FormLaṭ (लट्, present), Parasmaipada; Madhyama-puruṣa (2nd person), Ekavacana
kathamhow
katham:
Praśna (प्रश्न)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootkatham (अव्यय)
FormAvyaya; interrogative adverb (प्रश्न-क्रियाविशेषण)
saḥhe
saḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Roottad (प्रातिपदिक)
FormSarvanāma, Puṃliṅga, Prathamā (1st/nominative), Ekavacana
bhagavānthe Blessed Lord
bhagavān:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootbhagavat (प्रातिपदिक)
FormPuṃliṅga, Prathamā (1st/nominative), Ekavacana
viṣṇuḥViṣṇu
viṣṇuḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootviṣṇu (प्रातिपदिक)
FormPuṃliṅga, Prathamā (1st/nominative), Ekavacana; apposition to bhagavān
sureśvari-niṣūdanaḥslayer of the lords of the gods
sureśvari-niṣūdanaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootsureśvarin (प्रातिपदिक) + niṣūdana (प्रातिपदिक)
FormPuṃliṅga, Prathamā (1st/nominative), Ekavacana; ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa: sureśvarīṇām (of the lords of gods) + niṣūdanaḥ (slayer)