Shloka 60

अध्याय ३५१ — उञ्छवृत्ति-व्रतसिद्धेः मानुषस्य परमगतिः

Sūrya–Nāga Dialogue on the Perfected Gleaner-Ascetic

Devanagari script

तदेतत्‌ कथितं जन्म मया पूर्वकमात्मन: । नारायणप्रसादेन तथा नारायणांशजम्‌,“नारायणकी कृपासे और उन्हींके अंशसे जो पहले मेरा जन्म हुआ था, उसका यह वत्तान्त मैंने तुम सब लोगोंसे कहा है

Transliteration

tadetat kathitaṃ janma mayā pūrvakam ātmanaḥ | nārāyaṇaprasādena tathā nārāyaṇāṃśajam ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana sprach: „So habe ich euch den früheren Bericht über meine eigene Geburt erzählt: wie sie durch Nārāyaṇas Gnade geschah und wie sie aus einem Anteil Nārāyaṇas selbst hervorging.“

Word by Word

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• कथितम्: told/related
• कथितम्: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: कथ्
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• जन्म: birth
• जन्म: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: जन्मन्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• मया: by me
• मया: Karana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: —, Instrumental, Singular

• पूर्वकम्: previous/earlier (account)
• पूर्वकम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूर्वक
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• आत्मनः: of myself
• आत्मनः: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: आत्मन्
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• नारायण: of Nārāyaṇa
• नारायण: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारायण
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• प्रसादेन: by grace/favor
• प्रसादेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रसाद
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• तथा: and thus/also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• नारायण: of Nārāyaṇa
• नारायण: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारायण
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• अंशजम्: born from a portion (incarnate as an aspect)
• अंशजम्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अंशज
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśaṃpāyana
• Nārāyaṇa