Shloka 18
Ajagara-vrata (The ‘Python’ Discipline): Prahrāda Questions a Wandering Sage
Devanagari script
विशेषतस्तु कार्तिक्यां द्विजेभ्य: सम्प्रयच्छति । शरद् व्यपाये रत्नानि पौर्णमास्यामिति श्रुति:
Transliteration
viśeṣatas tu kārtikyāṁ dvijebhyaḥ samprayacchati | śarad-vyapāye ratnāni paurṇamāsyām iti śrutiḥ ||
Translation
বিশেষত কার্তিকের পূর্ণিমায়, যখন শরৎঋতু অবসানমুখী, তিনি দ্বিজদের (ব্রাহ্মণদের) রত্ন দান করতেন—এমনই শ্রুতি প্রচলিত।
Word by Word
विशेषतःespecially, in particular
विशेषतः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootविशेष
तुbut, indeed
तु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु
कार्तिक्याम्in (the month/night of) Kārtikī (Kārtika full-moon time)
कार्तिक्याम्:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootकार्तिकी
FormFeminine, Locative, Singular
द्विजेभ्यःto the twice-born (Brahmins)
द्विजेभ्यः:
Sampradana
TypeNoun
Rootद्विज
FormMasculine, Dative, Plural
सम्प्रयच्छतिgives, bestows
सम्प्रयच्छति:
TypeVerb
Rootप्र-यम्
FormPresent, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
शरद्of autumn
शरद्:
TypeNoun
Rootशरद्
FormFeminine, Genitive, Singular
व्यपायेat the passing/end
व्यपाये:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootव्यपाय
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
रत्नानिgems, jewels
रत्नानि:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootरत्न
FormNeuter, Accusative, Plural
पौर्णमास्याम्on the full-moon day/night
पौर्णमास्याम्:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootपौर्णमासी
FormFeminine, Locative, Singular
इतिthus, as follows
इति:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइति
श्रुतिःtradition/hearsay; it is heard
श्रुतिः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootश्रुति
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Characters & Entities
B
BhishmaB
Brahmins (dvija)K
Kartik Purnima (paurṇamāsī in Kārtika)J
Jewels (ratna)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes