Shloka 16

निरय-परमस्थान-वर्णनम्

Niraya and the Supreme Station: A Metaphysical Re-reading

Devanagari script

इत्येतल्लोकनिर्माणं ब्रह्मणा विहितं पुरा । प्रजा: समनुवर्तन्ते स्वै: स्वै:ः कर्मभिरावृता:,पूर्वकालमें ब्रह्माजीने इस स्त्री-पुरुषस्वरूप जगत्‌की सृष्टि की थी। यहाँ समस्त प्रजा अपने-अपने कर्मोंसे आवृत होकर सुख-दुःखका अनुभव करती है

Transliteration

ity etal loka-nirmāṇaṃ brahmaṇā vihitaṃ purā | prajāḥ samanuvartante svaiḥ svaiḥ karmabhir āvṛtāḥ |

Translation

এইদৰে প্ৰাচীনকালত ব্ৰহ্মাই লোকসমূহৰ এই নিৰ্মাণ আৰু বিধান স্থাপন কৰিছিল। সকলো প্ৰজা নিজ নিজ কৰ্মে আৱৃত হৈ, সেই অনুসাৰে আগবাঢ়ে আৰু সুখ-দুখৰ অভিজ্ঞতা লাভ কৰে।

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• लोक-निर्माणम्: creation/formation of the world
• लोक-निर्माणम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोकनिर्माण
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• ब्रह्मणा: by Brahmā
• ब्रह्मणा: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन्
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• विहितम्: ordained/arranged
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-धा
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• पुरा: formerly, in ancient times
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुरा

• प्रजाः: creatures/subjects
• प्रजाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रजा
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural

• समनुवर्तन्ते: follow/act accordingly
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-अनु-वृत्
• Form: Present (लट्), Ātmanepada, Third, Plural

• स्वैः: with their own
• स्वैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्व
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• स्वैः: with their respective
• स्वैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्व
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• कर्मभिः: by actions/deeds
• कर्मभिः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्मन्
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• आवृताः: covered/enveloped
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-√वृ (वृञ्)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), Masculine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

भरद्वाज उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bharadvāja
• Brahmā
• prajāḥ (creatures)