Shloka 31
Nārāyaṇasya Guhya-nāmāni Niruktāni (Etymologies of Nārāyaṇa’s Secret Epithets) / नारायणस्य गुह्यनामानि निरुक्तानि
Devanagari script
महाजालसमाकृष्टान् स्थले मत्स्यानिवोद्धृतान् । स्नेहजालसमाकृष्टान् पश्य जन्तून् सुदु:ःखितान्
Translation
যেমন মহাজালে ধরা পড়ে জল থেকে তুলে আনা মাছ স্থলে ছটফট করে, তেমনই স্নেহের জালে আকৃষ্ট জীবেরা অত্যন্ত দুঃখিত—তাদের দিকে চেয়ে দেখো।
Word by Word
महाजालसमाकृष्टान्drawn/pulled by a great net
महाजालसमाकृष्टान्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootमहाजाल-समाकृष्ट
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
स्थलेon dry land
स्थले:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootस्थल
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
मत्स्यान्fish
मत्स्यान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootमत्स्य
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
इवlike/as
इव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव
उद्धृतान्lifted out, taken up
उद्धृतान्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootउद्-√हृ (हर्)
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
स्नेहजालसमाकृष्टान्drawn/pulled by the net of affection
स्नेहजालसमाकृष्टान्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootस्नेहजाल-समाकृष्ट
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
पश्यsee, behold
पश्य:
TypeVerb
Root√पश्
FormImperative, Second, Singular, Parasmaipada
जन्तून्creatures, beings
जन्तून्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootजन्तु
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
सुदुःखितान्very miserable, greatly afflicted
सुदुःखितान्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootसु-दुःखित
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
Speaker
नारद उवाच
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes