Shloka 17

Nṛga-upākhyāna: Brāhmaṇa-sva and the Consequence of Misappropriated Gift-Cattle (कृकलास-रूपे नृगोपाख्यानम्)

Devanagari script

अत ऊर्ध्व॑ निबोधेद॑ं देवानां यट्टमिच्छताम्‌ । समागमे महाराज ब्रह्मणा वै स्वयम्भुवा

Transliteration

ata ūrdhvaṃ nibodhedaṃ devānāṃ yat tam icchatām | samāgame mahārāja brahmaṇā vai svayambhuvā ||

Translation

Bhīṣma dit : «À présent, ô roi, comprends ce qui advint ensuite : ce que les dieux, désirant précisément ce résultat, firent advenir dans la grande assemblée, sous la conduite de Brahmā, le Né-de-lui-même.»

Word by Word

• अतः: therefore/from this
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अतः

• ऊर्ध्वम्: further/onwards
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ऊर्ध्व

• निबोध: understand/learn (you)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि + बुध्
• Form: लोट् (imperative), 2, singular, परस्मैपदम्

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: neuter, accusative, singular

• देवानाम्: of the gods
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव
• Form: masculine, genitive, plural

• यत्: which/what
• यत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: neuter, accusative, singular

• तम्: that
• तम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: neuter, accusative, singular

• इच्छताम्: of those desiring
• Type: Verb
• Root: इष् (इच्छ्)
• Form: शतृ (present active participle), masculine, genitive, plural

• समागमे: in the assembly/meeting
• समागमे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: समागम
• Form: masculine, locative, singular

• महाराज: O great king
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाराज
• Form: masculine, vocative, singular

• ब्रह्मणा: by Brahmā
• ब्रह्मणा: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन्
• Form: masculine, instrumental, singular

• वै: indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै

• स्वयम्भुवा: by the Self-born (Brahmā)
• स्वयम्भुवा: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वयम्भू
• Form: masculine, instrumental, singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• Mahārāja (Yudhiṣṭhira)
• Devas (the gods)
• Brahmā
• Svayambhū (Brahmā)