Shloka 24

Yudhiṣṭhira’s Lament and Kṛṣṇa’s Rudra-Cosmogony Explanation (सौप्तिक पर्व, अध्याय १७)

Devanagari script

सो<ब्रवीज्जातसंरम्भस्तथा लोकगुरुर्गुरुम्‌ । प्रजा: सृष्टा: परेणेमा: कि करिष्याम्यनेन वै,यह प्रश्न सुनकर कुपित हुए जगदगुरु शिवने ब्रह्माजीसे कहा--'प्रजाकी सृष्टि तो दूसरेने कर डाली; फिर इस लिंगको रखकर मैं क्या करूँगा

Transliteration

so 'bravīj jāta-saṁrambhas tathā loka-gurur gurum | prajāḥ sṛṣṭāḥ pareṇemāḥ ki kariṣyāmy anena vai ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: Then the Lord of the worlds, seized by sudden anger, spoke to the Guru (Brahmā): “These creatures have already been created by another; what indeed shall I do by keeping this liṅga?”

Word by Word

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

• अब्रवीत्: said/spoke
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3, Singular, Parasmaipada

• जातसंरम्भः: whose anger/impetuosity had arisen
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जातसंरम्भ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तथा: thus/then
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• लोकगुरुः: the teacher of the worlds
• लोकगुरुः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोकगुरु
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• गुरुम्: to the teacher (his superior)
• गुरुम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुरु
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• प्रजाः: creatures/subjects
• प्रजाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रजा
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural

• सृष्टाः: created
• Type: Verb
• Root: सृज्
• Form: Past passive participle (kta), Feminine, Nominative, Plural

• परेण: by another
• परेण: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• इमाः: these
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural

• किम्: what
• किम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• करिष्यामि: shall I do
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ
• Form: Simple future (Luṭ), 1, Singular, Parasmaipada

• अनेन: with this/by this
• अनेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• वै: indeed/surely
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Śiva (loka-guru)
• Brahmā (guru)
• prajāḥ (creatures)
• liṅga