Shloka 31

वंशानुकीर्तनम् — Genealogical Recitation from Dakṣa to Yayāti and the Establishment of the Paurava Line

Devanagari script

अतीवगुणसम्पन्नमनिर्देश्यं च वर्चसा | महर्षि काश्यपं द्रष्टमथ कण्वं तपोधनम्‌

Transliteration

atīvaguṇasampannam anirdeśyaṃ ca varcasā | maharṣiṃ kāśyapaṃ dṛṣṭam atha kaṇvaṃ tapodhanam ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: He beheld the great sage Kāśyapa—abundantly endowed with virtues and possessed of an indescribable radiance—and also Kaṇva, that treasure-house of ascetic power.

Word by Word

• अतीव: exceedingly, very
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अतीव

• गुणसम्पन्नम्: endowed with virtues
• गुणसम्पन्नम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गुणसम्पन्न
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• अनिर्देश्यम्: indescribable
• अनिर्देश्यम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनिर्देश्य
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• वर्चसा: by splendor, by radiance
• वर्चसा: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर्चस्
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• महर्षिम्: the great sage
• महर्षिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: महर्षि
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• काश्यपम्: Kāśyapa
• काश्यपम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: काश्यप
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• दृष्टम्: seen
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश्
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• अथ: then, thereafter
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ

• कण्वम्: Kaṇva
• कण्वम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: कण्व
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• तपोधनम्: one whose wealth is austerity (an ascetic)
• तपोधनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपोधन
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Kāśyapa
• Kaṇva