Shloka 5
Vyāsa’s Arrival at Janamejaya’s Sarpasatra; Commissioning of Vaiśaṃpāyana’s Recital (व्यासागमनम्)
Devanagari script
जरत्कारुर॒वाच पन्नगानामशेषाणां माता कद्रूरिति श्रुता । तया शप्ता रुषितया सुता यस्मान्निबोध तत्
Translation
Jaratkāru dijo: «Hijo mío, se sabe que la madre de todos los Nāgas se llama Kadrū. En cierta ocasión, airada, lanzó una maldición sobre sus hijos. Ahora te diré la causa de aquella maldición: escucha.»
Word by Word
जरत्कारुःJaratkāru
जरत्कारुः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootजरत्कारु
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
उवाचsaid/spoke
उवाच:
TypeVerb
Rootवच्
FormPerfect (Paroksha), Third, Singular
पन्नगानाम्of the serpents
पन्नगानाम्:
TypeNoun
Rootपन्नग
FormMasculine, Genitive, Plural
अशेषाणाम्of all/entire
अशेषाणाम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootअशेष
FormMasculine, Genitive, Plural
माताmother
माता:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootमातृ
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
कद्रूःKadrū
कद्रूः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootकद्रू
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
इतिthus/so (quotative)
इति:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइति
श्रुताis heard/known (as)
श्रुता:
TypeVerb
Rootश्रु
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular, क्त (past passive participle)
तयाby her
तया:
Karana
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormFeminine, Instrumental, Singular
शप्ताwere cursed
शप्ता:
TypeVerb
Rootशप्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural, क्त (past passive participle)
रुषितयाby (her) angered (state)
रुषितया:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootरुषित
FormFeminine, Instrumental, Singular
सुताःsons
सुताः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootसुत
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
यस्मात्from which (cause)/because of which
यस्मात्:
Apadana
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
FormNeuter, Ablative, Singular
निबोधknow/understand (listen)
निबोध:
TypeVerb
Rootबुध्
FormImperative, Second, Singular
तत्that (matter)
तत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
Speaker
आस्तीक उवाच
Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes