Shloka 12
Bhārgava-Stuti and Kṛṣṇa’s Vara
Devotional Hymn and Boon to the Bhargava
Devanagari script
अथोवाच प्रसन्नात्मा कृष्णः कमललोचनः / भार्गवं प्रणतं भक्त्या कृपापात्रं पुरस्थितम्
Transliteration
athovāca prasannātmā kṛṣṇaḥ kamalalocanaḥ / bhārgavaṃ praṇataṃ bhaktyā kṛpāpātraṃ purasthitam
Translation
Darauf sprach Krishna, heiteren Herzens und mit lotosgleichen Augen, zu dem Bhārgava (Paraśurāma), der voll Bhakti vor ihm verneigt stand, würdig, seine Gnade zu empfangen.
Word by Word
athathen
atha:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootatha (अव्यय)
FormAvyaya; discourse particle (then/now)
uvācasaid
uvāca:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√vac (धातु)
FormLiṭ-lakāra (Perfect), Prathama-puruṣa (3rd), Ekavacana
prasanna-ātmāserene-minded
prasanna-ātmā:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootprasanna (प्रातिपदिक) + ātman (प्रातिपदिक)
FormPuṃliṅga (m.), Prathamā (Nom.), Ekavacana; bahuvrīhi: prasannaḥ ātmā yasya (whose mind/self is serene)
kṛṣṇaḥKṛṣṇa
kṛṣṇaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootkṛṣṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
FormPuṃliṅga (m.), Prathamā (Nom.), Ekavacana
kamala-locanaḥlotus-eyed
kamala-locanaḥ:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootkamala (प्रातिपदिक) + locana (प्रातिपदिक)
FormPuṃliṅga (m.), Prathamā (Nom.), Ekavacana; bahuvrīhi: kamale iva locane yasya (whose eyes are like lotuses)
bhārgavamBhārgava (Paraśurāma)
bhārgavam:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootbhārgava (प्रातिपदिक)
FormPuṃliṅga (m.), Dvitīyā (Acc.), Ekavacana; patronymic (Paraśurāma)
praṇatambowed down
praṇatam:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeAdjective
Rootpra-√nam (धातु)
FormKṛdanta (past passive participle), Puṃliṅga (m.), Dvitīyā (Acc.), Ekavacana; qualifying bhārgavam
bhaktyāwith devotion
bhaktyā:
Karaṇa (करण)
TypeNoun
Rootbhakti (प्रातिपदिक)
FormStrīliṅga (f.), Tṛtīyā (Instr.), Ekavacana
kṛpā-pātrama worthy recipient of compassion
kṛpā-pātram:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootkṛpā (प्रातिपदिक) + pātra (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNapuṃsakaliṅga (n.) used adjectivally, Dvitīyā (Acc.), Ekavacana; samāsa: kṛpāyāḥ pātram (fit recipient of grace)
pura-sthitamstanding before (him)
pura-sthitam:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootpura (प्रातिपदिक) + sthita (प्रातिपदिक/kridanta)
FormPuṃliṅga (m.), Dvitīyā (Acc.), Ekavacana; samāsa: pure sthitam (standing in front/present before)