Shloka 1

Omens and Consolation after Loss; Reaffirmation of the Saindhava Punishment Vow (उत्पात-दर्शनम्, आश्वासन-वाक्यानि, प्रतिज्ञा-स्थैर्यम्)

Devanagari script

(दाक्षिणात्य अधिक पाठका ह “लोक मिलाकर कुल २३३६ “लोक हैं) भीस्न्आा+ज (2) आमने चतु:पञ्चाशत्तमो< ध्याय: मृत्युकी घोर तपस्या, ब्रह्माजीके द्वारा उसे वरकी प्राप्ति तथा नारद-अकम्पन-संवादका उपसंहार नारद उवाच विनीय दुःखमबला आत्मन्येव प्रजापतिम्‌ । उवाच प्राज्जलिर्भूत्वा लतेवावर्जिता पुनः

Transliteration

Nārada uvāca: vinīya duḥkham abalā ātmany eva prajāpatiṃ | uvāca prāñjalir bhūtvā latevāvarjitā punaḥ ||

Translation

Nārada said: Having set aside her sorrow, the helpless woman fixed her mind solely upon Prajāpati (Brahmā). Then, with hands joined in reverence, she spoke again—like a creeper bent down and then lifted back up.

Word by Word

• नारदः: Narada
• नारदः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारद
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• उवाच: said
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Perfect (Paroksha-bhuta), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• विनीय: having removed/dispelled
• Type: Verb
• Root: नी
• Form: Absolutive (Gerund), वि

• दुःखम्: sorrow, grief
• दुःखम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुःख
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• अबला: the helpless woman
• अबला: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अबला
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• आत्मनि: in herself
• आत्मनि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: आत्मन्
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• एव: indeed, just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• प्रजापतिम्: Prajapati (Brahma)
• प्रजापतिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रजापति
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• उवाच: said
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Perfect (Paroksha-bhuta), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• प्राञ्जलिः: with joined palms
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्राञ्जलि
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• भूत्वा: having become
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू
• Form: Absolutive (Gerund)

• लतेव: like a creeper
• Type: Noun
• Root: लता
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• अवर्जिता: bent down, bowed
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अवर्जित
• Form: Past Passive Participle, Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• पुनः: again
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः

Speaker

नारद उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Nārada
• Prajāpati (Brahmā)
• the helpless woman (abalā; unnamed in this verse)