Shloka 66
अध्याय ३५१ — उञ्छवृत्ति-व्रतसिद्धेः मानुषस्य परमगतिः
Sūrya–Nāga Dialogue on the Perfected Gleaner-Ascetic
Devanagari script
अपान्तरतमाश्रैव वेदाचार्य: स उच्यते । प्राचीनगर्भ तमृषिं प्रवदनन््तीह केचन
Transliteration
apāntaratam āśraiva vedācāryaḥ sa ucyate | prācīna-garbhaṃ tam ṛṣiṃ pravadantīha kecana ||
Translation
Vaiśampāyana said: “Having taken refuge in Apāntarata, he is spoken of as a teacher of the Veda. Some here also describe that sage as ‘Prācīna-garbha’—one of ancient origin—thereby affirming his venerable antiquity and authority in sacred tradition.”
Word by Word
अपान्तरतम्Apāntaratama (proper name)
अपान्तरतम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअपान्तरतम (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
आश्रैवresorted to / took refuge in
आश्रैव:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootआश्रि (धातु)
FormPerfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Singular
वेदाचार्यःteacher of the Veda
वेदाचार्यः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootवेदाचार्य (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
सःhe
सः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
उच्यतेis called
उच्यते:
Karma
TypeVerb
Rootवच् (धातु)
FormPresent, 3rd, Singular, Passive (Karmani)
प्राचीनगर्भम्of ancient origin / ancient-wombed
प्राचीनगर्भम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootप्राचीनगर्भ (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
तम्him
तम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
ऋषिम्sage
ऋषिम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootऋषि (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
प्रवदन्तिthey declare / they say
प्रवदन्ति:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootवद् (धातु) + प्र
FormPresent, 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada
इहhere / in this context
इह:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइह
केचनsome (people)
केचन:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootक (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + चित्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
Speaker
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Characters & Entities
व
वैशम्पायन (Vaiśampāyana)अ
अपान्तरत (Apāntarata)ऋ
ऋषि (a sage/seer, unspecified)प
प्राचीनगर्भ (Prācīna-garbha, epithet)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes