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Shloka 16

Satya-lakṣaṇa (The Characteristics and Forms of Truth) | सत्यलक्षणम्

चन्दनै: स्यन्दनै: शालै: सरलैदेवदारुभि: । वेतसैर्धन्वनैश्लापि ये चान्ये बलवत्तरा:,तस्मात्‌ त॑ वै नमस्यन्ति श्वसनं तरुसत्तमा: । चन्दन, स्यन्दन (तिनिश), शाल, सरल, देवदारु, वेतस (बेत), धामिन तथा अन्य जो बलवान वृक्ष हैं, उन जितात्मा वृक्षोंने भी कभी इस प्रकार वायु-देवपर आक्षेप नहीं किया है। दुर्बुद्धे! वे भी अपने और वायुके बलको अच्छी तरह जानते हैं; इसीलिये वे श्रेष्ठ वृक्ष वायुदेवके सामने मस्तक झुका देते हैं

candanais syandanaiḥ śālaiḥ saralaiḥ devadārubhiḥ | vetasair dhanvanaiś cāpi ye cānye balavattarāḥ, tasmāt taṁ vai namasyanti śvasanaṁ tarusattamāḥ |

Nārada said: “Even mighty trees—sandalwood, syandana (tiniśa), śāla, sarala, deodāra, vetasa, dhanvana, and others still stronger—do not cast blame upon the Wind. Knowing well both their own strength and the Wind’s power, those best of trees bow their heads to the Wind’s moving breath.”

चन्दनैःby/with sandalwood trees
चन्दनैः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootचन्दन
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Plural
स्यन्दनैःby/with syandana (tiniśa) trees
स्यन्दनैः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootस्यन्दन
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
शालैःby/with śāla trees
शालैः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootशाल
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
सरलैःby/with pine trees
सरलैः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootसरल
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
देवदारुभिःby/with deodars (devadāru trees)
देवदारुभिः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootदेवदारु
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
वेतसैःby/with vetasa (willow/reed) trees
वेतसैः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootवेतस
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
धन्वनैःby/with dhanvana trees
धन्वनैः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootधन्वन
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
अपिalso/even
अपि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि
येwho/which
ये:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
अन्येother
अन्ये:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootअन्य
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
बलवत्तराःstronger/very strong
बलवत्तराः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootबलवत्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
तस्मात्therefore/from that reason
तस्मात्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतस्मात् (तद्)
तेthey
ते:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
वैindeed/surely
वै:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवै
नमस्यन्तिbow to / pay homage
नमस्यन्ति:
TypeVerb
Rootनमस् (नमस्यति)
FormPresent (Lat), 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada
श्वसनम्the Wind (Vāyu), the breather
श्वसनम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootश्वसन
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
तरुसत्तमाःthe best of trees
तरुसत्तमाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootतरु-सत्तम
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural

नारद उवाच

N
Nārada
V
Vāyu (Wind-god, implied by śvasanam)
C
candana (sandalwood tree)
S
syandana/tiniśa (tree)
Ś
śāla (tree)
S
sarala (tree)
D
devadāru (deodar cedar)
V
vetasa (cane/reed tree)
D
dhanvana (tree)