Shloka 62
Pitāmaha-sabhā-varṇana & Hariścandra-māhātmya
Description of Brahmā’s Assembly and the Eminence of Hariścandra
Devanagari script
एता मया दृष्टपूर्वा: सभा देवेषु भारत । सभेयं मानुषे लोके सर्वश्रेष्ठतमा तव,भारत! ये सभी सभाएँ मैंने पूर्वकालसे देव-लोकमें देखी हैं। मनुष्यलोकमें तो तुम्हारी यह सभा ही सर्वश्रेष्ठ है
Transliteration
etā mayā dṛṣṭapūrvāḥ sabhā deveṣu bhārata | sabheyaṃ mānuṣe loke sarvaśreṣṭhatamā tava, bhārata ||
Translation
Nārada said: “O Bhārata, I have seen such assembly-halls before among the gods. Yet in the human world, this very hall of yours is the finest of all.”
Word by Word
एताःthese
एताः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootएतद्
FormFeminine, Nominative, Plural
मयाby me
मया:
Karana
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
Form—, Instrumental, Singular
दृष्टपूर्वाःseen before (previously seen)
दृष्टपूर्वाः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootदृष्टपूर्व
FormFeminine, Nominative, Plural
सभाःassemblies/halls
सभाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootसभा
FormFeminine, Nominative, Plural
देवेषुamong the gods / in the world of gods
देवेषु:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootदेव
FormMasculine, Locative, Plural
भारतO Bharata
भारत:
TypeNoun
Rootभारत
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
सभाassembly/hall
सभा:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootसभा
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
इयम्this
इयम्:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootइदम्
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
मानुषेin the human
मानुषे:
Adhikarana
TypeAdjective
Rootमानुष
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
लोकेworld
लोके:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootलोक
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
सर्वश्रेष्ठतमाthe very best / most excellent
सर्वश्रेष्ठतमा:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्वश्रेष्ठतम
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
तवyour
तव:
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
Form—, Genitive, Singular
भारतO Bharata
भारत:
TypeNoun
Rootभारत
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
Speaker
नारद उवाच
Characters & Entities
N
NāradaB
Bhārata (Yudhiṣṭhira)D
devas (the gods)S
sabhā (royal assembly-hall)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes