Shloka 84
Puṣkara-Śapatha Itihāsa (Agastya–Indra Dispute at the Tīrthas) | पुष्कर-शपथ-आख्यानम्
Devanagari script
वसिष्ठ उवाच वसिष्ठो5स्मि वरिष्ठो5स्मि वसे वासगृहेष्वपि । वसिष्ठत्वाच्च वासाच्च वसिष्ठ इति विद्धि माम्
Transliteration
vasiṣṭha uvāca | vasiṣṭho 'smi variṣṭho 'smi vase vāsagṛheṣv api | vasiṣṭhatvāc ca vāsāc ca vasiṣṭha iti viddhi mām ||
Translation
Vasiṣṭha said: “I am Vasiṣṭha; I am the most excellent. I dwell even in the houses of those who offer lodging. Know me to be called ‘Vasiṣṭha’ both because of my excellence and because of my abiding (dwelling).”
Word by Word
वसिष्ठःVasiṣṭha
वसिष्ठः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootवसिष्ठ
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
उवाचsaid
उवाच:
TypeVerb
Rootवच्
FormPerfect (Paroksha-bhuta), Third, Singular
वसिष्ठःVasiṣṭha
वसिष्ठः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootवसिष्ठ
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
अस्मिam
अस्मि:
TypeVerb
Rootअस्
FormPresent, First, Singular
वरिष्ठःthe best, most excellent
वरिष्ठः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootवरिष्ठ
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
अस्मिam
अस्मि:
TypeVerb
Rootअस्
FormPresent, First, Singular
वसेI dwell, live
वसे:
TypeVerb
Rootवस्
FormPresent, First, Singular
वासगृहेषुin dwelling-houses
वासगृहेषु:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootवासगृह
FormNeuter, Locative, Plural
अपिalso, even
अपि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि
वसिष्ठत्वात्from (the fact of) being Vasiṣṭha / from Vasiṣṭha-hood
वसिष्ठत्वात्:
Apadana
TypeNoun
Rootवसिष्ठत्व
FormNeuter, Ablative, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
वासात्from dwelling, from residence
वासात्:
Apadana
TypeNoun
Rootवास
FormMasculine, Ablative, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
वसिष्ठःVasiṣṭha
वसिष्ठः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootवसिष्ठ
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
इतिthus
इति:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइति
विद्धिknow, understand
विद्धि:
TypeVerb
Rootविद्
FormImperative, Second, Singular
माम्me
माम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootअहम्
Form—, Accusative, Singular
Speaker
वसिष्ठ उवाच
Characters & Entities
व
वसिष्ठ (Vasiṣṭha)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes