Shloka 30
Vyāsa’s Arrival at Janamejaya’s Sarpasatra; Commissioning of Vaiśaṃpāyana’s Recital (व्यासागमनम्)
Devanagari script
स प्राप्य यज्ञायतनं वरिष्ठ द्विजोत्तम: पुण्यकृतां वरिष्ठ: । तुष्टाव राजानमनन्तकीर्ति- मृत्विक्सदस्यांश्व तथैव चाग्निम्,इस प्रकार उस परम उत्तम यज्ञमण्डपके निकट पहुँचकर पुण्यवानोंमें श्रेष्ठ विप्रवर आस्तीकने अक्षय कीर्तिसे सुशोभित यजमान राजा जनमेजय, ऋत्विजों, सदस्यों तथा अग्निदेवका स्तवन आरम्भ किया
Transliteration
sa prāpya yajñāyatanaṃ variṣṭha dvijottamaḥ puṇyakṛtāṃ variṣṭhaḥ | tuṣṭāva rājānam anantakīrtim ṛtviksadasyāṃś ca tathaiva cāgnim ||
Translation
সেই উৎকৃষ্ট যজ্ঞায়তনের নিকটে পৌঁছে, পুণ্যকর্মীদের মধ্যে শ্রেষ্ঠ দ্বিজবর আস্তীক অনন্তকীর্তিসম্পন্ন যজমান রাজা জনমেজয়কে, এবং ঋত্বিক, সভাসদ ও অগ্নিদেবকেও স্তব করতে আরম্ভ করলেন।
Word by Word
सःhe (Āstīka)
सः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
प्राप्यhaving reached
प्राप्य:
TypeVerb
Rootप्र-आप्
Formल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral for gerund)
यज्ञायतनम्the sacrificial enclosure/altar-ground
यज्ञायतनम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootयज्ञायतन
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
वरिष्ठःmost excellent
वरिष्ठः:
TypeAdjective
Rootवरिष्ठ
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
द्विजोत्तमःbest of the twice-born (best Brahmin)
द्विजोत्तमः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootद्विजोत्तम
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
पुण्यकृताम्of the doers of merit (pious people)
पुण्यकृताम्:
TypeNoun
Rootपुण्यकृत्
FormMasculine, Genitive, Plural
वरिष्ठःthe foremost
वरिष्ठः:
TypeAdjective
Rootवरिष्ठ
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
तुष्टावpraised, extolled
तुष्टाव:
TypeVerb
Rootस्तु
FormPerfect (लिट्), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
राजानम्the king
राजानम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootराजन्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
अनन्तकीर्तिम्of endless fame
अनन्तकीर्तिम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootअनन्तकीर्ति
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
ऋत्विक्the officiating priests
ऋत्विक्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootऋत्विज्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
सदस्यान्the assembly-members (ritual assessors)
सदस्यान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootसदस्य
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
तथाlikewise
तथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा
एवindeed, just
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
अग्निम्Agni (the fire-god / sacrificial fire)
अग्निम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
Speaker
आस्तीक उवाच
Characters & Entities
Ā
ĀstīkaK
King JanamejayaṚ
Ṛtviks (officiating priests)S
Sadasyas (members of the ritual assembly)A
Agni (fire-deity / sacrificial fire)Y
Yajñāyatana (sacrificial enclosure)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes