Shloka 8

Adhyāya 352: Brāhmaṇa–Nāga Saṃvāda — Uñchavrata-niścaya

Dialogue and the Resolve to Practice Uñchavrata

Devanagari script

अत्राप्युदाहरन्तीममितिहासं पुरातनम्‌ । ब्रह्मणा सह संवादं तयम्बकस्य विशाम्पते,प्रजानाथ! इस विषयमें जानकार मनुष्य ब्रह्माजीके साथ रुद्रके संवादरूप इस प्राचीन इतिहासका उदाहरण दिया करते हैं

Transliteration

atrāpy udāharantīmam itihāsaṁ purātanam | brahmaṇā saha saṁvādaṁ tryambakasya viśāmpate prajānātha |

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: “Here too, O lord of the people, O ruler of men, the learned cite an ancient precedent: the old narrative of Tryambaka (Rudra) in dialogue with Brahmā. It is brought forward as an illustrative example to clarify this subject.”

Word by Word

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र

• अपि: also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

• उदाहरन्ति: they cite / they adduce
• Type: Verb
• Root: उद्-आ-हृ
• Form: Lat (present), 3, plural, Parasmaipada

• इमम्: this
• इमम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: masculine, accusative, singular

• इतिहासम्: legend / historical narrative
• इतिहासम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: इतिहास
• Form: masculine, accusative, singular

• पुरातनम्: ancient
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुरातन
• Form: masculine, accusative, singular

• ब्रह्मणा: with Brahmā / by Brahmā
• ब्रह्मणा: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन्
• Form: neuter, instrumental, singular

• सह: together with
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह

• संवादम्: dialogue
• संवादम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: संवाद
• Form: masculine, accusative, singular

• त्र्यम्बकस्य: of Tryambaka (Rudra/Śiva)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्र्यम्बक
• Form: masculine, genitive, singular

• विशाम्पते: O lord of the people
• Type: Noun
• Root: विशाम्पति
• Form: masculine, vocative, singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Brahmā
• Tryambaka (Rudra/Śiva)