Shloka 13

Śoka-śamana: Kṛṣṇa’s Consolation and Nārada’s Exempla to Sṛñjaya

Chapter 29

Devanagari script

अनत्रैवोदाहरन्तीममितिहासं पुरातनम्‌

Transliteration

anatraivodāharantīmam itihāsaṃ purātanam

Translation

Here itself I shall cite an ancient traditional account as an illustration, to clarify the point being taught.

Word by Word

• अनत्र: here (in this context/place)
• अनत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अनत्र
• Form: Avyaya (place-adverb)

• एव: indeed/just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव
• Form: Avyaya (emphatic particle)

• उदाहरन्ति: they cite/they relate (as an example)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उद्-आ-√हृ (हर्)
• Form: Lat (present), parasmaipada, 3rd person, plural

• इमम्: this
• इमम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: Masculine, accusative, singular

• इतिहासम्: story/legend (itihasa)
• इतिहासम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: इतिहास
• Form: Masculine, accusative, singular

• पुरातनम्: ancient/old
• पुरातनम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुरातन
• Form: Masculine, accusative, singular

Speaker

वायुदेव उवाच