Shloka 3

नारदकथितं माधव्याः तपश्चर्या–ययातेः स्वर्गविचारः | Nārada on Mādhavī’s Asceticism and the Scrutiny of Yayāti in Heaven

Devanagari script

सुपर्णस्त्वब्रवीदेनं गालवं वदतां वर: । प्रयत्नस्ते न कर्तव्यो नैष सम्पत्स्यते तव

Translation

Then Suparṇa (Garuḍa), foremost among speakers, said to Gālava: “You should not strive further for this; for this aim of yours will not be fulfilled.”

Word by Word

• सुपर्णः: Garuda (Suparna)
• सुपर्णः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुपर्ण
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तु: but/indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• अब्रवीत्: said/spoke
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू
• Form: Imperfect (Lan), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• एनम्: to him/this one
• एनम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• गालवम्: Galava
• गालवम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: गालव
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• वदताम्: of speakers/of those who speak
• Type: Verb
• Root: वद्
• Form: Present active participle (शतृ), Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Plural

• वरः: best/excellent
• वरः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• प्रयत्नः: effort
• प्रयत्नः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रयत्न
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• ते: your/of you
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: Genitive, Singular

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• कर्तव्यः: to be done/should be done
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ
• Form: Gerundive (तव्यत्), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• एषः: this (plan/thing)
• एषः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सम्पत्स्यते: will succeed/come to pass
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + पद्
• Form: Future (Lrt), 3rd, Singular, Atmanepada

• तव: for you/of you
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: Genitive, Singular

Speaker

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