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
Then Krishna—serene of heart, lotus-eyed—spoke to Bhārgava (Paraśurāma), who stood before him bowed in devotion, a worthy vessel of grace.
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)