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Shloka 14

Nāgendra–Brāhmaṇa Saṃvāda: Praśna-vidhi and Dharmic Approach on the Gomatī Riverbank

धरण्यामथ लीनायामप्सु चैकार्णवे पुरा । ज्योतिर्भूते जले चापि लीने ज्योतिषि चानिले,नृपश्रेष्ठ अब तुम पञ्चभूतोंके आत्यन्तिक प्रलयकी बात सुनो। पूर्वकालमें जब इस पृथ्वीका एकार्णवके जलमें लय हो गया। जलका तेजमें, तेजका वायुमें, वायुका आकाशगमें, आकाशका मनमें, मनका व्यक्त (महत्तत्त्व) में, व्यक्तका अव्यक्त प्रकृतिमें, अव्यक्तका पुरुषमें अर्थात्‌ मायाविशिष्ट ईश्वरमें और पुरुषका सर्वव्यापी परमात्मामें लय हो गया, उस समय सब ओर केवल अन्धकार-ही-अन्धकार छा गया। उसके सिवा और कुछ भी जान नहीं पड़ता था

dharaṇyām atha līnāyām apsu caikārṇave purā | jyotir-bhūte jale cāpi līne jyotiṣi cānile, nṛpaśreṣṭha adya tvaṁ pañcabhūtānām ātyantika-pralayasya vṛttāntaṁ śṛṇu |

Vaiśampāyana said: “O best of kings, now hear of the final dissolution of the five great elements. In ancient times, when the earth was absorbed into the waters of the single cosmic ocean, and the waters—having become light—were absorbed into light, and light into wind, the entire expanse was swallowed up stage by stage. Then, with all forms withdrawn into their subtler causes, nothing could be discerned anywhere—only darkness, and nothing besides.”

धरण्याम्in the earth (on the earth)
धरण्याम्:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootधरणी
FormFeminine, Locative, Singular
अथthen/now
अथ:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअथ
लीनायाम्having dissolved/merged
लीनायाम्:
Adhikarana
TypeAdjective
Rootलीन
FormFeminine, Locative, Singular
अप्सुin the waters
अप्सु:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootअप्
FormFeminine, Locative, Plural
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
एकार्णवेin the single ocean (cosmic flood)
एकार्णवे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootएकार्णव
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
पुराformerly/once
पुरा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपुरा
ज्योतिःlight/tejas (fire principle)
ज्योतिः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootज्योतिस्
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
भूतेhaving become/being (in the state of)
भूते:
Adhikarana
TypeAdjective
Rootभूत
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
जलेin water
जले:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootजल
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
अपिalso/even
अपि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि
लीनेwhen dissolved/merged
लीने:
Adhikarana
TypeAdjective
Rootलीन
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
ज्योतिषिin light/tejas
ज्योतिषि:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootज्योतिस्
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
अनिलेin wind/air
अनिले:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootअनिल
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular

वैशग्पायन उवाच

V
Vaiśampāyana
N
nṛpaśreṣṭha (the king addressed)
D
dharaṇī (earth)
A
ap (water)
E
ekārṇava (single cosmic ocean)
J
jyotis/tejas (light/fire principle)
A
anila/vāyu (wind/air)