Shloka 20
Viṣṇu-sahasranāma—Yudhiṣṭhira’s Inquiry and Bhīṣma’s Recitation (विष्णोर्नामसहस्रम्)
Devanagari script
अयं चैवापरो धर्मश्नित्रगुप्तेन भाषित:
Transliteration
ayaṃ caivāparo dharmaḥ śnitraguptena bhāṣitaḥ
Translation
Yama said: “And this, too, is another rule of dharma, as declared by Śnitragupta.”
Word by Word
अयम्this
अयम्:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootइदम्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
एवindeed/just
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
अपरःanother/second
अपरः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootअपर
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
धर्मःdharma; duty; righteousness
धर्मः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootधर्म
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
श्नित्रगुप्तेनby Śnitragupta (name)
श्नित्रगुप्तेन:
Karana
TypeNoun (Proper name)
Rootश्नित्रगुप्त
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
भाषितःspoken/said
भाषितः:
TypeVerb (Past passive participle)
Rootभाष्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular, Passive (PPP)
Speaker
यम उवाच
Characters & Entities
य
यम (Yama)श
श्नित्रगुप्त (Śnitragupta)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes