Shloka 19

Ādi-parva Adhyāya 3 — Janamejaya’s Rite, Dhaumya’s Parīkṣā, and Uttanka’s Kuṇḍala Quest (सर्पसत्रप्रस्तावना–गुरुपरीक्षा–उत्तङ्कोपाख्यान)

Devanagari script

तेनैवमुक्तो जनमेजयस्तं प्रत्युवाच भगवंस्तत्‌ तथा भविष्यतीति,श्रुतश्रवाके ऐसा कहनेपर जनमेजयने उत्तर दिया--“भगवन्‌! सब कुछ उनकी रुचिके अनुसार ही होगा”

Transliteration

tenaivam ukto janamejayas taṁ pratyuvāca bhagavaṁs tat tathā bhaviṣyatīti, śrutaśravāke—“bhagavan! sarvaṁ kiñcid api tasya rucy-anusāreṇaiva bhaviṣyati.”

Translation

Thus addressed, King Janamejaya replied, “Revered sir, so it shall indeed be; everything will proceed in accordance with your intention.”

Word by Word

• तेन: by him/thereby
• तेन: Karana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम्

• उक्तः: having been addressed/said to
• उक्तः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: क्त, Masculine, Nominative, Singular, Passive (past participle)

• जनमेजयः: Janamejaya
• जनमेजयः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: जनमेजय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• प्रत्युवाच: replied/answered
• प्रत्युवाच: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• भगवन्: O venerable one/Lord
• भगवन्: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत्
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• तत्: that (matter)
• तत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• तथा: so/accordingly
• तथा: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• भविष्यति: will be/happen
• भविष्यति: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू
• Form: Future (Luṭ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• इति: thus (quotative)
• इति: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति

Speaker

राम उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Janamejaya
• Bhagavan (honorific addressee)
• Śrutaśravā (as referenced in the printed line)