Shloka 24

Pitāmaha-sabhā-varṇana & Hariścandra-māhātmya

Description of Brahmā’s Assembly and the Eminence of Hariścandra

Devanagari script

असितो देवलश्रैव जैगीषव्यश्व तत्त्ववित्‌ ऋषभो जितशबत्रुश्न महावीर्यस्तथा मणि:,असित, देवल, तत्त्वज्ञानी जैगीषव्य, शत्रुविजयी ऋषभ, महापराक्रमी मणि

Transliteration

asito devalaś caiva jaigīṣavyaś ca tattvavit | ṛṣabho jitaśatruś ca mahāvīryas tathā maṇiḥ ||

Translation

Narada said: “Asita, Devala, and Jaigīṣavya—knowers of the truth—along with Ṛṣabha, who had conquered his enemies, and Maṇi, renowned for great prowess: these eminent sages are to be counted among the foremost.”

Word by Word

• असितः: Asita (a sage)
• असितः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: असित
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• देवलः: Devala (a sage)
• देवलः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवल
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• एव: indeed/also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• जैगीषव्यः: Jaigīṣavya (a sage)
• जैगीषव्यः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: जैगीषव्य
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• तत्त्ववित्: knower of truth/reality
• तत्त्ववित्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तत्त्वविद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• ऋषभः: Ṛṣabha (a sage)
• ऋषभः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषभ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• जितशत्रुः: one who has conquered enemies
• जितशत्रुः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जितशत्रु
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• महावीर्यः: of great valor/power
• महावीर्यः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महावीर्य
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तथा: likewise/so also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• मणिः: Maṇi (a sage/person named Maṇi)
• मणिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: मणि
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

नारद उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Narada
• Asita
• Devala
• Jaigishavya
• Rishabha
• Mani