Shloka 19
सर्पसत्रे ऋत्विजः सदस्याश्च — Officiants and Assembly at Janamejaya’s Serpent-Sacrifice
Devanagari script
चीर्णव्रतो बाल एव बुद्धिसत्त्वगुणान्वित: । नाम चास्याभवत् ख्यातं लोकेष्वास्तीक इत्युत,वह बचपनसे ही ब्रह्मचर्यव्रतका पालन करनेवाला, बुद्धिमान् तथा सत्त्वगुणसम्पन्न हुआ। लोकमें आस्तीक नामसे उसकी ख्याति हुई
Transliteration
cīrṇavrato bāla eva buddhisattvaguṇānvitaḥ | nāma cāsya abhavat khyātaṃ lokeṣv āstīka ity uta ||
Translation
Even from childhood he faithfully observed the vow of disciplined conduct (brahmacarya). Endowed with intelligence and the quality of sattva, he became renowned among people by the name ‘Āstīka’.
Word by Word
चीर्णव्रतःone who has observed the vow (esp. brahmacarya)
चीर्णव्रतः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootचीर्ण-व्रत
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
बालःa boy; (being) a child
बालः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootबाल
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
एवindeed; even; just
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
बुद्धिसत्त्वगुणान्वितःendowed with intelligence and sattva qualities
बुद्धिसत्त्वगुणान्वितः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootबुद्धि-सत्त्व-गुण-अन्वित
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
नामname
नाम:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootनामन्
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
अस्यof him; his
अस्य:
Adhikarana
TypePronoun
Rootइदम्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular
अभवत्was; became
अभवत्:
TypeVerb
Rootभू
FormImperfect (Lan), 3, Singular
ख्यातम्well-known; famous
ख्यातम्:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootख्यात
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
लोकेषुin the worlds; among people
लोकेषु:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootलोक
FormMasculine, Locative, Plural
आस्तीकःĀstīka (proper name)
आस्तीकः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootआस्तीक
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
इतिthus; as
इति:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइति
उतand; also (emphatic particle)
उत:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउत
Speaker
तक्षक उवाच
Characters & Entities
T
TakṣakaĀ
ĀstīkaVerse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Sandhi Notes