Shloka 58

अध्याय ३५१ — उञ्छवृत्ति-व्रतसिद्धेः मानुषस्य परमगतिः

Sūrya–Nāga Dialogue on the Perfected Gleaner-Ascetic

Devanagari script

एवं सारस्वतमृषिमपान्तरतमं तथा । उक्त्वा वचनमीशान: साधयस्वेत्यथाब्रवीत्‌,“सरस्वती-पुत्र अपान्तरतम मुनिसे ऐसा कहकर भगवान्‌ उन्हें विदा करते हुए बोले --'जाओ, अपना काम करो”

Transliteration

evaṁ sārasvatam ṛṣim apāntaratamaṁ tathā | uktvā vacanam īśānaḥ sādhayasvety athābravīt ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: Having thus addressed the sage Apāntaratamas, the son of Sarasvatī, the Lord dismissed him with these words: “Go—accomplish your task.”

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम्

• सारस्वतम्: Sarasvata (born of Sarasvatī)
• सारस्वतम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सारस्वत
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• ऋषिम्: sage
• ऋषिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषि
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• अपान्तरतमम्: Apāntaratama (proper name)
• अपान्तरतमम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अपान्तरतम
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• तथा: also/likewise
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• उक्त्वा: having said
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Active, having said

• वचनम्: speech/words
• वचनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचन
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• ईशानः: the Lord/master
• ईशानः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईशान
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• साधयस्व: accomplish (it)! / carry it out!
• Type: Verb
• Root: साध्
• Form: Imperative, Second, Singular, Parasmaipada

• इति: thus (quotative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति

• अथ: then
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ

• अब्रवीत्: said/spoke
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Apāntaratamas
• Sarasvatī
• Īśāna (the Lord)