Shloka 26

Brāhmaṇa-mahattva and Atithi-Dharma

Brahmagītā: Praise of Brāhmaṇas and norms of honor

Devanagari script

निरुद्धं गगन सर्व शुभ्र॑ मेघै: समन्‍तत:

Transliteration

niruddhaṃ gaganaṃ sarvaṃ śubhrair meghaiḥ samantataḥ

Translation

قال شيينا: «إن السماءَ كلَّها قد أُغلِقَت من كل جانب بسُحُبٍ بيضاءَ ناصعة.»

Word by Word

• निरुद्धम्: blocked, obstructed
• निरुद्धम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निरुद्ध (नि-√रुध्, क्त)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• गगनम्: sky
• गगनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: गगन
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• सर्वम्: entire, all
• सर्वम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• शुभ्रम्: white, bright
• शुभ्रम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ्र
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• मेघैः: by clouds
• मेघैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: मेघ
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• समन्ततः: on all sides, all around
• समन्ततः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: समन्ततः
• Form: true

Speaker

श्येन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Śyena
• gagana (sky)
• megha (clouds)