Shloka 10

ब्राह्मणस्य पूर्वतरा वृत्तिः — The Earlier Ideal Conduct of a Brahmana

River-of-Saṃsāra Metaphor

Devanagari script

गन्धर्वर्भुजगेन्द्रैश्व सिद्धै श्वान्यैर्वुत: प्रभु: । चतुर्दन्तं सुदान्तं च वारणेन्द्रं श्रिया वृतम्‌ । आरुह्ौरावतं शक्रस्त्रैलोक्यमनुसंययौ

Transliteration

gandharva-bhujagendraiś ca siddhaiḥ śvānyair vṛtaḥ prabhuḥ | caturdantaṃ sudāntaṃ ca vāraṇendraṃ śriyā vṛtam | āruhya airāvataṃ śakras trailokyam anusañcayau ||

Translation

ভীষ্ম ক’লে—গন্ধৰ্ব, ভুজগেন্দ্ৰ (নাগৰাজ), সিদ্ধ আৰু অন্য দিৱ্যজনৰ দ্বাৰা পৰিবৃত প্ৰভু শক্ৰ, চাৰিটা দন্তযুক্ত, সুদমিত আৰু শ্ৰীসম্পন্ন গজেন্দ্ৰ ঐৰাৱতত আৰূঢ় হৈ ত্ৰিলোকত বিচৰণ কৰিলে।

Word by Word

• गन्धर्वैः: by/with Gandharvas
• गन्धर्वैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: गन्धर्व
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• भुजगेन्द्रैः: by/with serpent-kings
• भुजगेन्द्रैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भुजगेन्द्र
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• सिद्धैः: by/with Siddhas
• सिद्धैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्ध
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• अन्यैः: by/with others
• अन्यैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• वृतः: surrounded
• Type: Verb
• Root: वृत
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular, क्त (past passive participle), वृ (वरणे/आवरणे)

• प्रभुः: the lord (Indra)
• प्रभुः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभु
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• चतुर्दन्तम्: having four tusks
• चतुर्दन्तम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चतुर्दन्त
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• सुदान्तम्: very well-tamed
• सुदान्तम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुदान्त
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• वारणेन्द्रम्: the lord of elephants
• वारणेन्द्रम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वारणेन्द्र
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• श्रिया: with splendor/fortune
• श्रिया: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

• वृतम्: adorned/surrounded
• Type: Verb
• Root: वृत
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular, क्त (past passive participle), वृ (वरणे/आवरणे)

• आरुह्य: having mounted
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-रुह्
• Form: ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund)

• ऐरावतम्: Airavata
• ऐरावतम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऐरावत
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• शक्रः: Shakra (Indra)
• शक्रः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: शक्र
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• त्रैलोक्यम्: the three worlds
• त्रैलोक्यम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रैलोक्य
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• अनुसंययौ: went about/roamed
• Type: Verb
• Root: अनु-सम्-या
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhishma
• Indra (Shakra)
• Airavata
• Gandharvas
• Bhujagendras (Nāga-kings)
• Siddhas
• Trailokya (the three worlds)