Shloka 37
स्वर्गारोहणपर्व — तृतीयोऽध्यायः
Indra and Dharma’s Consolation; Celestial Gaṅgā Purification
Devanagari script
अवश्यं नरकास्तात द्रष्टव्या: सर्वराजभि: । ततस्त्वया प्राप्तमिदं मुहूर्त दुःखमुत्तमम्,“तात! समस्त राजाओंको नरकका दर्शन अवश्य करना पड़ता है; इसलिये तुमने दो घड़ीतक यह महान् दु:ख प्राप्त किया है
Transliteration
avaśyaṃ narakās tāta draṣṭavyāḥ sarvarājabhiḥ | tatas tvayā prāptam idaṃ muhūrta-duḥkham uttamam ||
Translation
Vaiśampāyana said: “Dear child, all kings must inevitably behold the hells. Therefore, you have undergone this supreme anguish only for a brief moment.”
Word by Word
अवश्यम्necessarily, surely
अवश्यम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअवश्य
FormAvyaya (indeclinable)
नरकाःhells
नरकाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootनरक
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
तातdear son / dear one
तात:
TypeNoun
Rootतात
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
द्रष्टव्याःmust be seen
द्रष्टव्याः:
TypeVerb
Rootदृश्
FormGerundive (भाव्य/तव्यत्), Masculine, Nominative, Plural
सर्वराजभिःby all kings
सर्वराजभिः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootसर्वराजन्
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
ततःtherefore, then
ततः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootततः
FormAvyaya (indeclinable)
त्वयाby you
त्वया:
Karana
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
FormMasculine/Neuter (pronoun), Instrumental, Singular
प्राप्तम्obtained, experienced
प्राप्तम्:
TypeVerb
Rootप्र-आप्
FormPast Passive Participle, Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular
इदम्this
इदम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootइदम्
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular
मुहूर्तम्for a moment (a muhūrta)
मुहूर्तम्:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootमुहूर्त
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
दुःखम्sorrow, pain
दुःखम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootदुःख
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
उत्तमम्great, extreme
उत्तमम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootउत्तम
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
Speaker
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Characters & Entities
V
VaiśampāyanaN
naraka (hells)S
sarva-rāja (all kings)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes