Shloka 2
Āstīka’s Commission and Approach to Janamejaya’s Sarpa-satra (आस्तीक-प्रेषणं यज्ञप्रवेशोपक्रमश्च)
Devanagari script
सौतिर्वाच शणु ब्रह्मन् यथापृच्छन्मन्त्रिणो नृपतिस्तदा । यथा चाख्यातवन्तस्ते निधनं तत् परीक्षित:,उग्रश्रवाजीने कहा--ब्रह्मन! सुनिये, उस समय राजाने मन्त्रियोंसे जो कुछ पूछा और उन्होंने परीक्षितकी मृत्युके सम्बन्धमें जैसी बातें बतायीं, वह सब मैं सुना रहा हूँ
Translation
Sauti (Ugraśravas) dijo: «Escucha, oh brahmán. Lo que el rey preguntó entonces a sus ministros, y lo que ellos relataron acerca de la muerte de Parīkṣit, todo ello voy a contarlo.»
Word by Word
सौतिःSauti (Ugraśravas), the narrator
सौतिः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootसौति
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
उवाचsaid
उवाच:
TypeVerb
Rootवच्
FormPerfect, 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
शृणुhear, listen
शृणु:
TypeVerb
Rootश्रु
FormImperative, 2nd, Singular, Parasmaipada
ब्रह्मन्O Brahmin
ब्रह्मन्:
TypeNoun
Rootब्रह्मन्
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
यथाhow, in what manner
यथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयथा
अपृच्छत्asked
अपृच्छत्:
TypeVerb
Rootप्रच्छ्
FormImperfect, 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
मन्त्रिणःthe ministers
मन्त्रिणः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootमन्त्रिन्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
नृपतिःthe king
नृपतिः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootनृपति
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
तदाthen, at that time
तदा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतदा
यथाhow, in what manner
यथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयथा
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
आख्यातवन्तःhaving told, reported
आख्यातवन्तः:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootआ-ख्या (आख्यात)
Formक्तवतुँ (past active participle), Masculine, Nominative, Plural
तेthey
ते:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
निधनम्death, demise
निधनम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootनिधन
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
तत्that (matter)
तत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
परीक्षितःof Parīkṣit
परीक्षितः:
TypeNoun
Rootपरीक्षित्
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
Speaker
शौनक उवाच
Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes