Shloka 1
Vāc–Manas Saṃvāda: Prāṇa-Apāna and the Primacy Debate (वाक्–मनस् संवादः)
Devanagari script
ब्राह्मण कहते हैं--प्रिये! इस विषयमें विद्वान् पुरुष इस प्राचीन इतिहासका उदाहरण दिया करते हैं। दस होता मिलकर जिस प्रकार यज्ञका अनुष्ठान करते हैं, वह सुनो
Transliteration
brāhmaṇa uvāca—priye! asmin viṣaye vidvāṁsaḥ puruṣāḥ imaṁ prācīnam itihāsam udāharaṇam āharanti. daśa hotāraḥ samāgatā yathā yajñasya anuṣṭhānaṁ kurvanti, tat śṛṇu.
Translation
The Brahmin said: “Beloved, on this matter learned men cite an ancient historical example. Listen to how ten officiating priests, gathered together, carried out the performance of a sacrifice.”
Word by Word
ब्राह्मणाःBrahmins
ब्राह्मणाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootब्राह्मण
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
कथयन्तिsay / tell
कथयन्ति:
TypeVerb
Rootकथ्
FormPresent, Third, Plural, Parasmaipada
प्रियेO dear one
प्रिये:
TypeNoun
Rootप्रिय
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
अस्मिन्in this
अस्मिन्:
Adhikarana
TypePronoun
Rootइदम्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Locative, Singular
विषयेin the matter/topic
विषये:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootविषय
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
विद्वांसःlearned (men)
विद्वांसः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootविद्वस्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
पुरुषाःmen/persons
पुरुषाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootपुरुष
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
अस्यof this
अस्य:
TypePronoun
Rootइदम्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular
प्राचीनस्यancient
प्राचीनस्य:
TypeAdjective
Rootप्राचीन
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
इतिहासस्यof the history/legend
इतिहासस्य:
TypeNoun
Rootइतिहास
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
उदाहरणम्example
उदाहरणम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootउदाहरण
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
ददतिgive / cite
ददति:
TypeVerb
Rootदा
FormPresent, Third, Plural, Parasmaipada
दशten
दश:
TypeNumeral
Rootदशन्
Formtrue
होतारःhotṛ-priests
होतारः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootहोतृ
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
मिलित्वाhaving assembled
मिलित्वा:
TypeVerb
Rootमिल्
FormAbsolutive (त्वा), Parasmaipada
यथाas / in the manner that
यथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयथा
Formtrue
यज्ञस्यof the sacrifice
यज्ञस्य:
TypeNoun
Rootयज्ञ
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
अनुष्ठानम्performance/observance
अनुष्ठानम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअनुष्ठान
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
कुर्वन्तिperform / do
कुर्वन्ति:
TypeVerb
Rootकृ
FormPresent, Third, Plural, Parasmaipada
तत्that
तत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
शृणुhear / listen
शृणु:
TypeVerb
Rootश्रु
FormImperative, Second, Singular, Parasmaipada
Speaker
ब्राह्मण उवाच
Characters & Entities
ब
ब्राह्मण (Brāhmaṇa, speaker)द
दश होतारः (ten Hotṛ/officiating priests)य
यज्ञ (sacrifice)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes