Shloka 23

नारायणीयमाख्यानम् (Nārāyaṇīyam Ākhyānam) — Nārada’s Return and Hymnic Consolidation

Devanagari script

स्वयं पित्रा स्वरेणोच्चैस्त्रील्लॉकाननुनाद्य वै । शुकः सर्वगतो भूत्वा सर्वात्मा सर्वतोमुख:

Transliteration

svayaṁ pitrā svareṇoccais trīl lokān anunādya vai | śukaḥ sarvagato bhūtvā sarvātmā sarvatomukhaḥ ||

Translation

Bhīṣma said: “Then Śuka, using his father’s own voice and calling out loudly so that the three worlds resounded, became all-pervading—identifying with the Self of all beings and facing in every direction.”

Word by Word

• स्वयम्: himself
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्वयम्

• पित्रा: by (his) father
• पित्रा: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• स्वरेण: with (his) voice/tone
• स्वरेण: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वर
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• उच्चैः: aloud, loudly
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उच्चैः

• त्रीन्: three
• त्रीन्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रि
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• लोकान्: worlds
• लोकान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• अनुनाद्य: having resounded/caused to resound
• Type: Verb
• Root: अनु-नद्
• Form: Absolutive (Gerund), ल्यप्

• वै: indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै

• शुकः: Śuka
• शुकः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुक
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सर्वगतः: all-pervading
• सर्वगतः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्वगत
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• भूत्वा: having become
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू
• Form: Absolutive (Gerund), क्त्वा

• सर्वात्मा: whose self is all; universal self
• सर्वात्मा: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्वात्मन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सर्वतः: from all sides, everywhere
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्वतः

• मुखः: faced/mouthed
• मुखः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुख
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• Śuka
• father (Vyāsa, implied)
• three worlds (trailokya)