Shloka 44
Naimiṣa-satra Praśna–Prativacana
The Sages’ Questions at Naimiṣa and Sūta’s Reply
Devanagari script
वाचोरणिः समाख्याता शब्दशास्त्रविचक्षणैः / भारत्यार्ः श्लक्ष्णया सर्वान्मुनीन्प्रह्लादयन्निव
Transliteration
vācoraṇiḥ samākhyātā śabdaśāstravicakṣaṇaiḥ / bhāratyārḥ ślakṣṇayā sarvānmunīnprahlādayanniva
Translation
Those skilled in the śāstra of sound have called it “vācoraṇi”; as though, with the gentle speech of Bhāratī (Sarasvatī), it delights all the sages.
Word by Word
vācaḥof speech
vācaḥ:
Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootvāc (प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन)
raṇiḥa resonant sound/echo (raṇi)
raṇiḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootraṇi (प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)
samākhyātāwas called/was named
samākhyātā:
Kriya (क्रिया/भूतकर्मणि)
TypeVerb
Rootsam-√khyā (ख्या धातु)
FormPast passive participle (कृत्: क्त), Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)
śabda-śāstra-vicakṣaṇaiḥby those skilled in grammar/word-science
śabda-śāstra-vicakṣaṇaiḥ:
Karana (करण)
TypeNoun
Rootśabda + śāstra + vicakṣaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
FormTatpuruṣa (तत्पुरुष) ‘skilled in the science of words’; Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural (बहुवचन)
bhāratyāḥof Bhāratī (Sarasvatī)
bhāratyāḥ:
Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootbhāratī (प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन)
ślakṣṇayāby (her) gentle/smooth (speech)
ślakṣṇayā:
Karana (करण)
TypeAdjective
Rootślakṣṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन)
sarvānall
sarvān:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeAdjective
Rootsarva (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural (बहुवचन)
munīnsages
munīn:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootmuni (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural (बहुवचन)
prahlādayandelighting
prahlādayan:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeVerb
Rootpra-√hlād (ह्लाद् धातु)
FormPresent active participle (कृत्: शतृ), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)
ivaas if/like
iva:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootiva (अव्यय)
FormParticle of comparison (उपमावाचक अव्यय)