Shloka 20

गालवस्य विषादः तथा विष्णुप्रयाणम्

Gālava’s Despair and Resolve to Seek Viṣṇu

Devanagari script

अनुज्ञातो मया वत्स यथेष्टं गच्छ गालव । इत्युक्त: प्रत्युवाचेदं गालवो मुनिसत्तमम्‌

Transliteration

anujñāto mayā vatsa yatheṣṭaṃ gaccha gālava | ity uktaḥ pratyuvācedaṃ gālavo munisattamam ||

Translation

Nārada dijo: «Hijo mío, te concedo mi permiso: ve adonde quieras, según tu deseo». Así interpelado, Gālava respondió a aquel preeminente de los sabios.

Word by Word

• अनुज्ञातः: permitted, given leave
• अनुज्ञातः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनुज्ञात (√ज्ञा + अनु, क्त)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• मया: by me
• मया: Karana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: —, Instrumental, Singular

• वत्स: dear child
• Type: Noun
• Root: वत्स
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• यथेष्टम्: as you wish, at your pleasure
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा + इष्ट (√इष्, क्त)

• गच्छ: go
• Type: Verb
• Root: √गम्
• Form: Imperative, Second, Singular, Parasmaipada

• गालव: O Galava
• Type: Noun
• Root: गालव
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• इति: thus
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति

• उक्तः: having been addressed / thus spoken to
• उक्तः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उक्त (√वच्, क्त)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• प्रत्युवाच: replied
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रति + √वच्
• Form: Perfect, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• इदम्: this (speech/statement)
• इदम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• गालवः: Galava
• गालवः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: गालव
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• मुनिसत्तमम्: the best of sages
• मुनिसत्तमम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि + सत्तम
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

नारद उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Nārada
• Gālava