Shloka 51

Nāga-āyatana-darśana-pratīkṣā — The Brāhmaṇa’s Request and Waiting on the Gomatī

Devanagari script

को हि नाम भवेत्‌ तस्य तेजसा यशसा श्रिया । सदृशस्टत्रिषु लोकेषु ऋते धर्मात्मजौ युवाम्‌,तीनों लोकोंमें धर्मके पुत्र आप दोनों महापुरुषोंके सिवा दूसरा कौन है, जो तेज, यश और श्रीमें उन्हीं परमेश्वरके समान हो

Transliteration

ko hi nāma bhavet tasya tejasā yaśasā śriyā | sadṛśas triṣu lokeṣu ṛte dharmātmajau yuvām ||

Translation

Nārada said: “Who, indeed, could be comparable to Him in splendor, fame, and prosperity? In all the three worlds, none is His equal—except you two, the righteous sons of Dharma.”

Word by Word

• कः: who
• कः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• हि: indeed/for
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि

• नाम: really/at all (emphatic particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम

• भवेत्: could be/would be
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू
• Form: Optative (Vidhi-lin), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• तस्य: of him/of that
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• तेजसा: by/with splendor, power
• तेजसा: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: तेजस्
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• यशसा: by/with fame
• यशसा: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: यशस्
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• श्रिया: by/with prosperity, glory
• श्रिया: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

• सदृशः: equal/similar
• सदृशः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सदृश
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• त्रिषु: in the three
• त्रिषु: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रि
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Locative, Plural

• लोकेषु: in the worlds
• लोकेषु: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Plural

• ऋते: except/without
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ऋते

• धर्मात्मजौ: the two sons of Dharma
• धर्मात्मजौ: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्मात्मज
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

• युवाम्: you two
• युवाम्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

Speaker

नारद उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Nārada
• Dharma (personified)
• the two sons of Dharma (dharmātmajau)
• the three worlds (trailokya)
• Śrī (goddess/fortune as a principle)