Shloka 6
Pātāla-varṇana (Nārada’s Description of the Netherworld) / पातालवर्णनम्
Devanagari script
अवगाह तु तौ भूमिमुभौ मातलिनारदौ । ददृशाते महात्मानौ लोकपालमपाम्पतिम्,तदनन्तर मातलि और नारद दोनों महात्मा पृथ्वीके भीतर प्रवेश करके जलके स्वामी लोकपाल वरुणके समीप गये
Transliteration
avagāha tu tau bhūmim ubhau mātalināradau | dadṛśāte mahātmānau lokapālam apāmpatim ||
Translation
Entonces aquellos dos—Mātali y Nārada—descendieron al interior de la tierra. Allí, la pareja de grandes almas contempló a Varuṇa, guardián del mundo y señor de las aguas.
Word by Word
अवगाहenter, plunge into
अवगाह:
TypeVerb
Rootअवगाह्
Formलोट् (imperative), 2, dual, परस्मैपद
तुbut/indeed
तु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु
तौthose two
तौ:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
Formmasculine, nominative, dual
भूमिम्the earth
भूमिम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootभूमि
Formfeminine, accusative, singular
उभौboth
उभौ:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootउभ
Formmasculine, nominative, dual
मातलिMātali
मातलि:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootमातलि
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
नारदौNārada (as one of the two)
नारदौ:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootनारद
Formmasculine, nominative, dual
ददृशातेthey two saw
ददृशाते:
TypeVerb
Rootदृश्
Formलिट् (perfect), 3, dual, आत्मनेपद
महात्मानौthe two great-souled ones
महात्मानौ:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootमहात्मन्
Formmasculine, nominative, dual
लोकपालम्the world-guardian
लोकपालम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootलोकपाल
Formmasculine, accusative, singular
अपाम्of the waters
अपाम्:
TypeNoun
Rootअप्
Formfeminine, genitive, plural
पतिम्lord
पतिम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपति
Formmasculine, accusative, singular
Speaker
कण्व उवाच
Characters & Entities
M
MātaliN
NāradaB
Bhūmi (earth)V
VaruṇaL
Lokapāla (world-guardian)Ā
Āpaḥ (waters)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes