Shloka 18

Pitāmaha-sabhā-varṇana & Hariścandra-māhātmya

Description of Brahmā’s Assembly and the Eminence of Hariścandra

Devanagari script

उपतिष्ठन्ति चाप्येनं प्रजानां पतय: प्रभुम्‌ दक्ष: प्रचेता: पुलहो मरीचि: कश्यप: प्रभु:,भारत! वहाँ दक्ष आदि प्रजापतिगण उन भगवान्‌ ब्रह्माजीकी सेवामें उपस्थित होते हैं। दक्ष, प्रचेता, पुलह, मरीचि, प्रभावशाली कश्यप,

Transliteration

upatiṣṭhanti cāpy enaṃ prajānāṃ patayaḥ prabhum | dakṣaḥ pracetāḥ pulaho marīciḥ kaśyapaḥ prabhuḥ |

Translation

Nārada said: “And the lords of created beings also attend upon that Supreme Lord. Dakṣa, Pracetā, Pulaha, Marīci, and the mighty Kaśyapa—these Prajāpatis stand in service before Brahmā, acknowledging his sovereignty and supporting the ordered continuance of creation.”

Word by Word

• उपतिष्ठन्ति: they attend upon / stand by (in service)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप-स्था (तिष्ठ)
• Form: Lat (Present), 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• अपि: also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

• एनम्: him
• एनम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम् (एतद्)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• प्रजानाम्: of creatures / of subjects
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रजा
• Form: Feminine, Genitive, Plural

• पतयः: lords
• पतयः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पति
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• प्रभुम्: the lord
• प्रभुम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभु
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• दक्षः: Daksha
• दक्षः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: दक्ष
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• प्रचेताḥ: Prachetas
• प्रचेताḥ: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रचेता (प्रचेतस्)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• पुलहः: Pulaha
• पुलहः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुलह
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• मरीचिः: Marichi
• मरीचिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: मरीचि
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• कश्यपः: Kashyapa
• कश्यपः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कश्यप
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• प्रभुः: mighty / powerful (as an epithet)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रभु
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• भारत: O Bharata
• Type: Noun
• Root: भारत
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

नारद उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Nārada
• Brahmā
• Prajāpatis
• Dakṣa
• Pracetā (Pracetas)
• Pulaha
• Marīci
• Kaśyapa