Shloka 5
Nīlakaṇṭha-nāmotpatti-kathana
Origin of the Epithet “Nīlakaṇṭha”
Devanagari script
नागा देवर्षयश्चैव नद्यः सर्वे च पर्वताः / अभिगम्य महात्मानं स्तुवन्ति पुरुषं हरिम्
Transliteration
nāgā devarṣayaścaiva nadyaḥ sarve ca parvatāḥ / abhigamya mahātmānaṃ stuvanti puruṣaṃ harim
Translation
Les Nāgas, les Devarishis, tous les fleuves et les montagnes s’approchent du grand Être, le Purusha Hari, et le louent.
Word by Word
nāgāḥNāgas (serpents)
nāgāḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootnāga (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन)
devarṣayaḥDevarṣis
devarṣayaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootdeva-ṛṣi (प्रातिपदिक: deva + ṛṣi)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन); तत्पुरुष ‘divine seers’
caand
ca:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
FormConjunction (समुच्चयबोधक)
evaindeed
eva:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
TypeIndeclinable
Rooteva (अव्यय)
FormEmphatic particle (निपात)
nadyaḥrivers
nadyaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootnadī (प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन)
sarveall
sarve:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootsarva (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन); agrees with parvatāḥ
caand
ca:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
FormConjunction (समुच्चयबोधक)
parvatāḥmountains
parvatāḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootparvata (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन)
abhigamyahaving approached
abhigamya:
Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootabhi-√gam (धातु; गम्)
FormAbsolutive/Gerund (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय; ल्यप्), ‘having approached’
mahātmānamthe great-souled one
mahātmānam:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootmahā-ātman (प्रातिपदिक: mahā + ātman)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); कर्मधारय ‘great-souled one’
stuvantipraise
stuvanti:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√stu (धातु; स्तु)
FormPresent (लट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Plural (बहुवचन); parasmaipada
puruṣamthe Person
puruṣam:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootpuruṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)
harimHari (Viṣṇu)
harim:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Roothari (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); apposition to puruṣam