Shloka 163

Nakula’s Declaration and the Uñchavṛtti Brāhmaṇa’s Superior Merit (Āśvamedhika Parva, Adhyāya 92)

Devanagari script

प्रोवाच वाक्‍्यं स तदा प्रसाद्य शिरसा मुनीन्‌ | उनके ऐसा कहनेपर प्रतापी अगस्त्य उन मुनियोंकों सिरसे प्रणाम करके उन्हें राजी करते हुए इस प्रकार बोले--

Transliteration

provāca vākyam sa tadā prasādya śirasā munīn |

Translation

Then he spoke, having first appeased the sages. The mighty Agastya bowed his head in reverence to the munis and addressed them with conciliatory words, restoring harmony before speech or deed.

Word by Word

• प्रोवाच: said, spoke forth
• प्रोवाच: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र+वच्
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), 3, Singular, Parasmaipada

• वाक्यम्: speech, words
• वाक्यम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाक्य
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तदा: then
• तदा: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा

• प्रसाद्य: having pleased, having propitiated
• प्रसाद्य: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र+सद्
• Form: Absolutive (Gerund), Parasmaipada (usage)

• शिरसा: with (his) head; by bowing the head
• शिरसा: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिरस्
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• मुनीन्: sages
• मुनीन्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Agastya
• munis (sages)