Shloka 86
Nāga-āyatana-darśana-pratīkṣā — The Brāhmaṇa’s Request and Waiting on the Gomatī
Devanagari script
परिपप्रच्छ राजेन्द्र: पितामहपितामहम् । सूतपुत्रने कहा--शौनक! राजा जनमेजयका वह यज्ञ विधिपूर्वक चल रहा था। उसमें विभिन्न कर्मोके बीचमें अवकाश मिलनेपर राजेन्द्र जनममेजयने अपने पितामहोंके पितामह वेदनिधि भगवान् कृष्णद्वैपायन महर्षि व्याससे इस प्रकार पूछा
Translation
The Sūta’s son said: “O Śaunaka, King Janamejaya’s sacrifice was proceeding in due form. And in an interval amid the many ritual acts, the royal Janamejaya questioned the great Ṛṣi Vyāsa—Kṛṣṇa Dvaipāyana, treasury of the Vedas, grandsire of grandsires—in these words.”
Word by Word
परिपप्रच्छasked (inquired)
परिपप्रच्छ:
TypeVerb
Rootप्रच्छ्
Formलिट् (परस्मैपद), perfect (past narrative), 3, singular
राजेन्द्रःthe king of kings (O king)
राजेन्द्रः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootराजेन्द्र
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
पितामहपितामहम्the great-grandfather (lit. grandfather’s grandfather)
पितामहपितामहम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपितामहपितामह
Formmasculine, accusative, singular
Speaker
शौनक उवाच
Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
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