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Shloka 4

नारद-देवमत-संवादः

Nārada–Devamata Dialogue on Prāṇa, Apāna, and Udāna

देवमत उवाच केनायं सृज्यते जन्तु: कश्चान्य: पूर्वमेति तम्‌ । प्राणद्वन्द्धं च मे ब्रूहि तिर्यगूर्धष्यमधश्च॒ यत्‌,देवमतने पूछा--नारदजी! किस निमित्त कारणसे इस जीवकी सृष्टि होती है? दूसरा कौन पदार्थ पहले कारणरूपसे उपस्थित होता है तथा प्राणोंका द्वन्द्ध क्या है, जो ऊपर, मध्यमें और नीचे व्याप्त है?

devamata uvāca: kenāyaṃ sṛjyate jantuḥ? kaścānyaḥ pūrvam eti tam | prāṇadvandvaṃ ca me brūhi tiryag ūrdhvaṃ adhaś ca yat ||

Devamatā said: “By what cause is this living being brought into existence? And what other principle comes first, preceding it as the prior cause? Also tell me about the ‘pairing/duality of the vital breaths’—that which pervades the realms below, the middle, and above.”

देवमतःDevamata (name), the speaker
देवमतः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootदेवमत
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
उवाचsaid
उवाच:
TypeVerb
Rootवच्
FormPerfect, 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
केनby what? / through what cause?
केन:
Karana
TypePronoun
Rootकिम्
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Singular
अयम्this
अयम्:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootइदम्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
सृज्यतेis created / is produced
सृज्यते:
TypeVerb
Rootसृज्
FormPresent, 3rd, Singular, Atmanepada (Passive)
जन्तुःliving being, creature
जन्तुः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootजन्तु
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
कःwho? / what (entity)?
कः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootकिम्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
अन्यःanother
अन्यः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootअन्य
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
पूर्वम्before, earlier
पूर्वम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपूर्व
एतिgoes, comes, approaches
एति:
TypeVerb
Root
FormPresent, 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
तम्him/that (one)
तम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
प्राणद्वन्द्वम्the pair/opposition of the vital breaths
प्राणद्वन्द्वम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootप्राण-द्वन्द्व
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
मेto me / for me
मे:
Sampradana
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
FormDative, Singular
ब्रूहिtell (me)
ब्रूहि:
TypeVerb
Rootब्रू
FormImperative, 2nd, Singular, Parasmaipada
तिर्यक्horizontally / across
तिर्यक्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतिर्यक्
ऊर्ध्वम्upwards
ऊर्ध्वम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootऊर्ध्व
अधःdownwards / below
अधः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअधस्
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
यत्which / that which
यत्:
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

देवमत उवाच

D
Devamatā
J
jantu (living being)
P
prāṇa (vital breath)