Shloka 20
Nīlakaṇṭha-nāmotpatti-kathana
Origin of the Epithet “Nīlakaṇṭha”
Devanagari script
अभिदुद्राव तां ज्वालां ब्रह्मा चाहं च सत्वरौ / दिवं भूमिं च निर्भिद्य तिष्ठन्तं जवालमण्डलम्
Transliteration
abhidudrāva tāṃ jvālāṃ brahmā cāhaṃ ca satvarau / divaṃ bhūmiṃ ca nirbhidya tiṣṭhantaṃ javālamaṇḍalam
Translation
ব্ৰহ্মা আৰু মই দুয়ো তৎক্ষণাৎ সেই জ্বালাৰ ফালে দৌৰিলোঁ। সেই জ্বালামণ্ডল আকাশ আৰু পৃথিৱী ভেদ কৰি স্থিৰ হৈ আছিল।
Word by Word
abhidudrāvaran towards
abhidudrāva:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootabhi-√dru (धातु)
FormLuṅ (लुङ्, aorist), Prathama-puruṣa (3rd person), Ekavacana; Parasmaipada
tāmthat
tām:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Roottad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
FormStrīliṅga, Dvitīyā (2nd), Ekavacana; refers to jvālā
jvālāmflame
jvālām:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootjvālā (प्रातिपदिक)
FormStrīliṅga, Dvitīyā (2nd), Ekavacana
brahmāBrahmā
brahmā:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootbrahman (प्रातिपदिक)
FormPuṃliṅga, Prathamā (1st), Ekavacana
caand
ca:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
FormAvyaya; conjunction
ahamI
aham:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootasmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
FormSarvanāma; Prathamā (1st), Ekavacana; speaker ‘I’
caand
ca:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
FormAvyaya; conjunction
satvarauhastening/quick (both)
satvarau:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeAdjective
Rootsatvara (प्रातिपदिक)
FormPuṃliṅga, Prathamā (1st), Dvivacana (dual); agrees with brahmā + aham (two subjects)
divamheaven
divam:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootdiv (प्रातिपदिक)
FormPuṃliṅga, Dvitīyā (2nd), Ekavacana
bhūmimearth
bhūmim:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootbhūmi (प्रातिपदिक)
FormStrīliṅga, Dvitīyā (2nd), Ekavacana
caand
ca:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
FormAvyaya; conjunction
nirbhidyahaving pierced through
nirbhidya:
Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeVerb
Rootnir-√bhid (धातु)
FormAbsolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त/ल्यप्), ‘having pierced/cleft’
tiṣṭhantamstanding
tiṣṭhantam:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Root√sthā (धातु)
FormŚatṛ/Present participle (शतृ), Napuṃsakalिङ्ग, Dvitīyā (2nd), Ekavacana; qualifies maṇḍalam
jvālā-maṇḍalamcircle/orb of flame
jvālā-maṇḍalam:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootjvālā (प्रातिपदिक) + maṇḍala (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNapuṃsakalिङ्ग, Dvitīyā (2nd), Ekavacana; ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (‘of flame’)