Shloka 23
ययातेर्वानप्रस्थतपःस्वर्गारोहणम् | Yayāti’s Vānaprastha Austerities and Ascent to Heaven
Devanagari script
ययातिरुवाच क्रुद्धादाशीविषात् सर्पाज्ज्वलनात् सर्वतोमुखात् । दुराधर्षतरो विप्रो ज्ञेयः पुंसा विजानता,ययाति बोले--देवि! विज्ञ पुरुषको चाहिये कि वह ब्राह्मणको क्रोधमें भरे हुए विषधर सर्प तथा सब ओरसे प्रज्वलित अग्निसे भी अधिक दुर्धर्ष एवं भयंकर समझे
Translation
Yayāti said: “O goddess, a discerning man should know that a Brahmin in wrath is harder to withstand than an enraged venomous serpent, and more dreadful than a fire blazing on all sides.”
Word by Word
ययातिःYayati
ययातिः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootययाति
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
उवाचsaid
उवाच:
TypeVerb
Rootवच्
FormPerfect, Third, Singular
क्रुद्धात्from (one) enraged
क्रुद्धात्:
Apadana
TypeAdjective
Rootक्रुद्ध
FormMasculine/Neuter, Ablative, Singular
आशीविषात्from a venomous serpent
आशीविषात्:
Apadana
TypeNoun
Rootआशीविष
FormMasculine, Ablative, Singular
सर्पात्from a snake
सर्पात्:
Apadana
TypeNoun
Rootसर्प
FormMasculine, Ablative, Singular
ज्वलनात्from fire/flame
ज्वलनात्:
Apadana
TypeNoun
Rootज्वलन
FormMasculine/Neuter, Ablative, Singular
सर्वतःfrom all sides
सर्वतः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसर्वतः
मुखात्from the mouth/face
मुखात्:
Apadana
TypeNoun
Rootमुख
FormNeuter, Ablative, Singular
दुराधर्षतरःmore unassailable/very formidable
दुराधर्षतरः:
TypeAdjective
Rootदुराधर्षतर
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
विप्रःa Brahmin
विप्रः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootविप्र
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
ज्ञेयःis to be known/should be regarded
ज्ञेयः:
TypeAdjective
Rootज्ञेय
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
पुंसाby a man
पुंसा:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootपुंस्
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
विजानताby one who knows/discerns
विजानता:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootवि + ज्ञा
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
Speaker
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Meter (Chandas)
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