Shloka 31
नहुषोपाख्यानम्—दीपदान-धूप-बलीकर्म-प्रशंसा
Nahūṣa Episode and the Commendation of Lamp-Gifting and Household Offerings
Devanagari script
अगस्त्योडपि महातेजा: कृत्वा कार्य शतक्रतो: । स्वमाश्रमपदं प्रायात् पूज्यमानो द्विजातिभि:,महातेजस्वी अगस्त्य भी शतक्रतु इन्द्रका कार्य सिद्ध करके द्विजातियोंसे पूजित होकर अपने आश्रमको चले गये
Transliteration
agastyod api mahātejāḥ kṛtvā kāryaṃ śatakratoḥ | svam āśramapadaṃ prāyāt pūjyamāno dvijātibhiḥ ||
Translation
Bhīṣma said: Even the mighty sage Agastya, having accomplished the task of Śatakratu (Indra), returned to his own hermitage—honoured and revered by the twice-born.
Word by Word
अगस्त्यःAgastya
अगस्त्यः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअगस्त्य
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
अपिalso/even
अपि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि
महातेजाःof great splendor
महातेजाः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootमहातेजस्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
कृत्वाhaving done
कृत्वा:
TypeVerb
Rootकृ
Formक्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral)
कार्यम्task, work
कार्यम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootकार्य
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
शतक्रतोःof Śatakratu (Indra)
शतक्रतोः:
TypeNoun
Rootशतक्रतु
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
स्वम्his own
स्वम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootस्व
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
आश्रमपदम्hermitage-abode (his hermitage)
आश्रमपदम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootआश्रमपद
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
प्रायात्went, departed
प्रायात्:
TypeVerb
Rootप्र-या
FormImperfect (Laṅ), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
पूज्यमानःbeing honored
पूज्यमानः:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootपूज्
Formशानच् (present passive participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular, Passive
द्विजातिभिःby the twice-born (Brahmins etc.)
द्विजातिभिः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootद्विजाति
FormFeminine, Instrumental, Plural
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Characters & Entities
A
AgastyaI
Indra (Śatakratu)D
Dvijāti (twice-born)Ā
Āśrama (hermitage)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes