Shloka 2

सर्पसत्रे ऋत्विजः सदस्याश्च — Officiants and Assembly at Janamejaya’s Serpent-Sacrifice

Devanagari script

ततः स भुजगश्रेष्ठ: श्रुत्वा सुमहदप्रियम्‌ । उवाच भगिनीं दीनां तदा दीनतर: स्वयम्‌,यह अत्यन्त अप्रिय समाचार सुनकर सर्पॉमें श्रेष्ठ वासुकि स्वयं भी बहुत दुःखी हो गये और दु:खमें पड़ी हुई अपनी बहिनसे बोले

Transliteration

tataḥ sa bhujagaśreṣṭhaḥ śrutvā sumahad apriyam | uvāca bhaginīṁ dīnāṁ tadā dīnataraḥ svayam ||

Translation

Then Vasuki, foremost among serpents, having heard the grievous and unwelcome tidings, spoke to his sister who was already distressed—while he himself grew even more downcast.

Word by Word

• ततः: then/thereupon
• ततः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः
• Form: Avyaya (ablatival adverb: 'from/then')

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, nominative, singular

• भुजगश्रेष्ठः: the best of serpents
• भुजगश्रेष्ठः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भुजगश्रेष्ठ
• Form: Masculine, nominative, singular

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु
• Form: Absolutive (क्त्वा), 'having heard'

• सुमहत्: very great
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुमहत्
• Form: Neuter, accusative, singular (used adjectivally)

• अप्रियम्: unpleasant (thing/news)
• अप्रियम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अप्रिय
• Form: Neuter, accusative, singular

• उवाच: said/spoke
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd person, singular, parasmaipada

• भगिनीम्: to (his) sister
• भगिनीम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगिनी
• Form: Feminine, accusative, singular

• दीनाम्: distressed, miserable
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दीन
• Form: Feminine, accusative, singular

• तदा: then
• तदा: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा
• Form: Avyaya

• दीनतरः: more distressed
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दीनतर
• Form: Masculine, nominative, singular (comparative)

• स्वयम्: himself
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्वयम्
• Form: Avyaya

Speaker

तक्षक उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vāsuki
• bhaginī (his sister)