Shloka 3
Vamśānukramaṇikā: Varuṇa–Kali Descendants and the Naiṛta Grahas
Genealogical Catalogue
Devanagari script
एवमुक्तस्ततस्तैस्तु तदासौ लोमहर्षणः / शृण्वतामुत्तराख्याने ऋषीणां वाक्य कोविदः
Transliteration
evamuktastatastaistu tadāsau lomaharṣaṇaḥ / śṛṇvatāmuttarākhyāne ṛṣīṇāṃ vākya kovidaḥ
Translation
Thus addressed by them, Lomaharshana—skilled in the sages’ speech—began to recount the later narrative as the rishis listened.
Word by Word
evamthus
evam:
Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootevam (अव्यय)
FormAdverb (क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय)
uktaḥhaving been addressed
uktaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeVerb
Rootvac (धातु)
FormPast passive participle (क्त/कृदन्त), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)
tataḥthen
tataḥ:
Kāla/Anantara (काल/अनन्तर)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottataḥ (अव्यय)
FormAdverb (काल/क्रम-अव्यय)
taiḥby them
taiḥ:
Karaṇa (करण/तृतीया)
TypeNoun
Roottad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
FormPronoun (सर्वनाम), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural (बहुवचन)
tubut/indeed
tu:
Sambandha-bodhaka (सम्बन्धबोधक)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottu (अव्यय)
FormParticle (निपात) indicating contrast/emphasis
tadāat that time
tadā:
Kāla (काल)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottadā (अव्यय)
FormTemporal adverb (काल-अव्यय)
asauthat (person), he
asau:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootadas (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
FormPronoun (सर्वनाम), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)
lomaharṣaṇaḥLomaharṣaṇa
lomaharṣaṇaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootloma-harṣaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
FormTatpuruṣa (तत्पुरुष) ‘lomnāṃ harṣaṇaḥ’ (causing hair to bristle); Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); proper name
śṛṇvatāmof the listeners
śṛṇvatām:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
TypeVerb
Rootśru (धातु)
FormPresent active participle (शतृ), Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Plural (बहुवचन); ‘of (them) listening’
uttara-ākhyānein the subsequent narration
uttara-ākhyāne:
Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/सप्तमी)
TypeNoun
Rootuttara (प्रातिपदिक) + ākhyāna (प्रातिपदिक)
FormKarmadhāraya (कर्मधारय) ‘uttaram ākhyānam’; Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन)
ṛṣīṇāmof the sages
ṛṣīṇām:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootṛṣi (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Plural (बहुवचन)
vākya-kovidaḥskilled in speech
vākya-kovidaḥ:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootvākya (प्रातिपदिक) + kovida (प्रातिपदिक)
FormTatpuruṣa (तत्पुरुष) ‘vākye kovidaḥ’; Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); qualifying asau/lomaharṣaṇaḥ