Shloka 35

उत्तङ्कोपाख्यानप्रारम्भः — Uttanka’s Tapas, Viṣṇu-stuti, and the Dhundhumāra Prophecy

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Devanagari script

तथा कथां शुभां श्रुत्वा मार्कण्डेयस्यथ धीमत: । विस्मिता: समपद्यन्त पुराणस्य निवेदनात्‌,बुद्धिमान्‌ मार्कण्डेयजीके मुखसे वह मंगलमयी कथा सुनकर पुराणोक्त बातोंका ज्ञान हो जानेसे सब लोग बड़े ही विस्मित और प्रसन्न हुए

Transliteration

tathā kathāṃ śubhāṃ śrutvā mārkaṇḍeyasya tha dhīmataḥ | vismitāḥ samapadyanta purāṇasya nivedanāt ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: Having heard that auspicious discourse of the wise Mārkaṇḍeya, all those present were filled with wonder; and through his narration of the ancient Purāṇic account, they gained understanding and were deeply pleased.

Word by Word

• तथा: thus, in that manner
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• कथाम्: story, narration
• कथाम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: कथा
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• शुभाम्: auspicious, good
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral here)

• मार्कण्डेयस्य: of Mārkaṇḍeya
• Type: Noun
• Root: मार्कण्डेय
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• अथ: then, now
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ

• धीमतः: of the wise (one)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धीमत्
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• विस्मिताः: astonished
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विस्मित
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• समपद्यन्त: they became, they came to be
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + पद्
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Plural, Ātmanepada

• पुराणस्य: of the Purāṇa / of ancient lore
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुराण
• Form: Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• निवेदनात्: from the narration/communication
• निवेदनात्: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: निवेदन
• Form: Neuter, Ablative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Mārkaṇḍeya
• Purāṇa (Purāṇic lore)