Shloka 178
Varāha-uddhāraṇa and the Re-constitution of Bhū-maṇḍala
Earth after Pralaya
Devanagari script
श्रवणं गुरुशुश्रूषा सत्यं च दशमं स्मृतम् / दशलक्षणको ह्येष धर्मः प्रोक्तः स्वयंभूवा
Transliteration
śravaṇaṃ guruśuśrūṣā satyaṃ ca daśamaṃ smṛtam / daśalakṣaṇako hyeṣa dharmaḥ proktaḥ svayaṃbhūvā
Translation
Listening, service to the guru, and truthfulness—this is remembered as the tenth mark. This dharma, bearing ten characteristics, was taught by Svayambhū.
Word by Word
श्रवणम्listening (to instruction)
श्रवणम्:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootश्रवण (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)
गुरुशुश्रूषाservice to the teacher
गुरुशुश्रूषा:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootगुरु + शुश्रूषा (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: गुरोः शुश्रूषा
सत्यम्truthfulness
सत्यम्:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootसत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)
चand
च:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction)
दशमम्the tenth
दशमम्:
Visheshana (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootदशम (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom/Acc), एकवचन (Singular); क्रमवाचक-विशेषण (ordinal adjective)
स्मृतम्is remembered/considered
स्मृतम्:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√स्मृ (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
Formक्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom/Acc), एकवचन (Singular); प्रयोगः: कर्मणि-भावे ‘is remembered/considered’
दशलक्षणकःhaving ten characteristics
दशलक्षणकः:
Visheshana (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootदश + लक्षणक (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); द्विगु-समास (numerical): दश लक्षणानि यस्य
हिindeed/for
हि:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि (अव्यय)
Formनिपात (causal/emphatic particle)
एषःthis
एषः:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootएतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); सर्वनाम (pronoun)
धर्मःdharma
धर्मः:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootधर्म (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)
प्रोक्तःhas been declared
प्रोक्तः:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootप्र + √वच् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
Formक्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)
स्वयंभूवाby Svayambhū (Brahmā)
स्वयंभूवा:
Kartr-karana (कर्तृ-करण; agent in passive)
TypeNoun
Rootस्वयंभू (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)