Shloka 8
Marutta Seeks a Priest: Bṛhaspati’s Refusal and Nārada’s Guidance to Saṃvarta
Chapter 6
Devanagari script
बुहस्पतिर्वाच अमर्त्य याजयित्वाहं याजयिष्ये कथं नरम् । मरुत्त गच्छ वा मा वा निवृत्तो<स्म्यद्य याजनात्,बृहस्पतिजीने कहा--मरुत्त! अमरोंका यज्ञ करानेके बाद मैं मरणधर्मा मनुष्योंका यज्ञ कैसे कराऊँगा? तुम जाओ या रहो। अब मैं मनुष्योंका यज्ञकार्य करानेसे निवृत्त हो गया हूँ
Transliteration
bṛhaspatir uvāca | amartya yājayitvāhaṃ yājayiṣye kathaṃ naram | marutta gaccha vā mā vā nivṛtto 'smy adya yājanāt ||
Translation
قال بْرِهَسْبَتِي: «لقد قمتُ من قبلُ بتوليةُ شعائرَ القرابين للآلهة الخالدين، فكيف لي الآن أن أُجري قربانًا لإنسانٍ فانٍ؟ يا مَرُتَّا، سواءٌ ذهبتَ أم بقيتَ، فقد اعتزلتُ اليوم عملَ الكاهن المُشرف على القربان».
Word by Word
बृहस्पतिःBṛhaspati
बृहस्पतिः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootबृहस्पति
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
उवाचsaid
उवाच:
TypeVerb
Rootवच्
FormPerfect (Paroksha-bhuta), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
अमर्त्यO immortal (one)
अमर्त्य:
Sampradana
TypeNoun
Rootअमर्त्य
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
याजयित्वाhaving caused (them) to perform sacrifice / having officiated (for them)
याजयित्वा:
TypeVerb
Rootयाजय् (णिच् of यज्)
Formक्त्वा (absolutive), Active
अहम्I
अहम्:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
Form—, Nominative, Singular
याजयिष्येshall I cause to sacrifice / shall I officiate (as priest)
याजयिष्ये:
TypeVerb
Rootयाजय् (णिच् of यज्)
FormSimple Future (लृट्), 1st, Singular, Atmanepada
कथम्how?
कथम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootकथम्
नरम्a man / mortal
नरम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootनर
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
मरुत्तO Marutta
मरुत्त:
Sampradana
TypeNoun
Rootमरुत्त
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
गच्छgo
गच्छ:
TypeVerb
Rootगम्
FormImperative (लोट्), 2nd, Singular, Parasmaipada
वाor
वा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवा
माnot
मा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootमा
वाor
वा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवा
निवृत्तःwithdrawn / ceased
निवृत्तः:
TypeAdjective
Rootनिवृत्त
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular, क्त (past passive participle)
अस्मिI am
अस्मि:
TypeVerb
Rootअस्
FormPresent (लट्), 1st, Singular, Parasmaipada
अद्यtoday / now
अद्य:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअद्य
याजनात्from officiating at sacrifice / from conducting sacrifices
याजनात्:
Apadana
TypeNoun
Rootयाजन
FormNeuter, Ablative, Singular
Speaker
मरुत्त उवाच
Characters & Entities
B
BṛhaspatiM
MaruttaA
Amartyas (the immortals/gods)N
Nara (mortal man)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Sandhi Notes