Shloka 19
ययातिपतनम् — Yayāti’s Fall and the Offer of Dharma
Nārada’s Account
Devanagari script
कर्मणा केन सिद्धो<5यं क््व वानेन तपश्चितम् । कथं वा ज्ञायते स्वर्गे केन वा ज्ञायतेडप्युत
Transliteration
karmaṇā kena siddho ’yaṃ kva vānena tapaś citam | kathaṃ vā jñāyate svarge kena vā jñāyate ’py uta ||
Translation
নারদ বললেন— “কোন কর্মে এ জন সাফল্য লাভ করেছে? কোন অরণ্যে সে তপস্যা করেছে? স্বর্গে তাকে কীভাবে চেনা যায়—অথবা এখানে সত্যিই কে তাকে চেনে?”
Word by Word
कर्मणाby (what) action/deed
कर्मणा:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootकर्मन्
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Singular
केनby what?/by whom?
केन:
Karana
TypePronoun
Rootकिम्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Singular
सिद्धःaccomplished/attained success
सिद्धः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootसिद्ध
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
अयम्this (person)
अयम्:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootइदम्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
क्वwhere?
क्व:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootक्व
वाor
वा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवा
अनेनby this (one)/by him
अनेन:
Karana
TypePronoun
Rootइदम्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Singular
तपःausterity/penance
तपः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootतपस्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
चितम्practised/performed
चितम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootचित
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
कथम्how?
कथम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootकथम्
वाor
वा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवा
ज्ञायतेis known/is ascertained
ज्ञायते:
TypeVerb
Rootज्ञा
FormPresent, Passive, Third, Singular
स्वर्गेin heaven
स्वर्गे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootस्वर्ग
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
केनby whom?/by what?
केन:
Karana
TypePronoun
Rootकिम्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Singular
वाor
वा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवा
ज्ञायतेis known
ज्ञायते:
TypeVerb
Rootज्ञा
FormPresent, Passive, Third, Singular
अपिalso/even
अपि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि
उतor else/indeed (emphatic)
उत:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउत
Speaker
नारद उवाच
Characters & Entities
N
NāradaS
Svarga (heaven)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes