Shloka 6

Naimiṣa-satra Praśna–Prativacana

The Sages’ Questions at Naimiṣa and Sūta’s Reply

Devanagari script

तपोगृहपतेर्यत्र ब्रह्मा चैवाभवत्स्वयम् / इडाया यत्र पत्नीत्वं शामित्रं यत्र बुद्धिमान्

Transliteration

tapogṛhapateryatra brahmā caivābhavatsvayam / iḍāyā yatra patnītvaṃ śāmitraṃ yatra buddhimān

Translation

Allí donde el señor de la morada de austeridad fue el propio Brahmā; allí donde Iḍā alcanzó el estado de esposa, y allí donde estaba el sabio Śāmitra.

Word by Word

• tapo-gṛhapateḥ: of the master of the penance-house
• tapo-gṛhapateḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tapas (प्रातिपदिक) + gṛhapati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular; तत्पुरुष: 'of the lord of the ascetic-house/penance-house'

• yatra: where
• yatra: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yatra (अव्यय)
• Form: Relative adverb (सम्बन्धाव्यय)

• brahmā: Brahmā
• brahmā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चय)

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: Emphatic particle (निपात)

• abhavat: became/was
• abhavat: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhū (धातु)
• Form: Imperfect (लङ्), 3rd person, Singular; Parasmaipada

• svayam: himself
• svayam: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: svayam (अव्यय)
• Form: Reflexive indeclinable (स्वयम्-निपात)

• iḍāyāḥ: of Iḍā
• iḍāyāḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: iḍā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular

• yatra: where
• yatra: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yatra (अव्यय)
• Form: Relative adverb (सम्बन्धाव्यय)

• patnītvam: wifehood/status as wife
• patnītvam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: patnītva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा) or Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; abstract noun in -tva

• śāmitram: Śāmitra (name)
• śāmitram: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śāmitra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा) or Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; proper name/epithet

• yatra: where
• yatra: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yatra (अव्यय)
• Form: Relative adverb (सम्बन्धाव्यय)

• buddhimān: intelligent/wise
• buddhimān: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: buddhimant (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; possessive adjective (-mant)