Shloka 5

एकान्तिधर्म-प्रश्नः (Inquiry into Ekāntin Dharma) / The Origin and Practice of Single-Pointed Nārāyaṇa-Centered Discipline

Devanagari script

तत्‌ पारमेष्ठ्यस्य वचो निशम्य नारायण: शाश्वतधर्मगोप्ता

Transliteration

tat pārameṣṭhyasya vaco niśamya nārāyaṇaḥ śāśvatadharmagoptā

Translation

Nachdem er die Worte des höchsten Herrn (Pārameṣṭhya) vernommen hatte, erwiderte Nārāyaṇa — der immerwährende Hüter des ewigen Dharma — im Einklang mit jener zeitlosen sittlichen Ordnung.

Word by Word

• तत्: that (speech/statement)
• तत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• पारमेष्ठ्यस्य: of the Supreme Lord (Brahmā/Parameṣṭhin)
• पारमेष्ठ्यस्य: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: पारमेष्ठ्य
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• वचः: speech; words
• वचः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचस्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• निशम्य: having heard
• निशम्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि-शम्
• Form: ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage), Absolutive (having heard)

• नारायणः: Nārāyaṇa
• नारायणः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारायण
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• शाश्वतधर्मगोप्ता: protector of the eternal dharma
• शाश्वतधर्मगोप्ता: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: शाश्वत-धर्म-गोप्तृ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

नारद उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Nārāyaṇa
• Pārameṣṭhya