Shloka 12
अग्नित्रय-पितृवंश-रुद्रसृष्टि-वैराग्योपदेशः
Devanagari script
आत्मनस्तु समान्सर्वान् सर्वलोकनमस्कृतान् याचितो मुनिशार्दूला ब्रह्मणा प्रहसन् क्षणात्
Transliteration
ātmanastu samānsarvān sarvalokanamaskṛtān yācito muniśārdūlā brahmaṇā prahasan kṣaṇāt
Translation
Ô sages, tigres parmi les ascètes : lorsque Brahmā les adressa sa requête —à ceux que tous les mondes vénèrent et qu’il tient pour ses égaux—, ils sourirent aussitôt, un bref instant, en signe d’assentiment.
Word by Word
ātmanasof himself/for himself
ātmanas:
tuindeed
tu:
samānequals
samān:
sarvānall (of them)
sarvān:
sarva-loka-namaskṛtānhonored by the salutations of all worlds
sarva-loka-namaskṛtān:
yācitaḥhaving been requested/entreated
yācitaḥ:
muni-śārdūlāḥO best of sages (tiger among munis)
muni-śārdūlāḥ:
brahmaṇāby Brahmā
brahmaṇā:
prahasansmiling/laughing gently
prahasan:
kṣaṇātinstantly/in a moment
kṣaṇāt:
Speaker
Suta Goswami (narrating the Purana’s episode to the sages of Naimisharanya)