Shloka 2

Sarasvatī-Śāpavimokṣa, Rākṣasa-Mokṣa, and Aruṇā-Tīrtha

Indra–Namuci Expiation

Devanagari script

कथमस्याभवद्‌ वैरं कारणं कि च तत्‌ प्रभो | शंस पृष्टो महाप्राज्ञ न हि तृप्पामि ते वच:

Transliteration

katham asyābhavad vairaṁ kāraṇaṁ ki ca tat prabho | śaṁsa pṛṣṭo mahāprājña na hi tṛppyāmi te vacaḥ ||

Translation

Janamejaya dit : «Comment cette inimitié naquit-elle pour lui ? Quelle en fut la cause, ô seigneur ? Dis-le-moi, puisque je t’interroge, ô très sage, car je ne suis pas encore rassasié de tes paroles.»

Word by Word

• कथम्: how?
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कथम्
• Form: Avyaya (interrogative adverb)

• अस्य: of him/this (his)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• अभवत्: was/occurred
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू
• Form: Imperfect (लङ्), 3rd person, Singular, Parasmaipada

• वैरम्: enmity
• वैरम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैर
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• कारणम्: cause/reason
• Type: Noun
• Root: कारण
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• किम्: what?
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: किम्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च
• Form: Avyaya (conjunction)

• तत्: that
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• प्रभो: O lord
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभु
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• शंस: tell/declare
• Type: Verb
• Root: शंस्
• Form: Imperative (लोट्), 2nd person, Singular, Parasmaipada

• पृष्टः: being asked/asked
• Type: Participle
• Root: पृच्छ्
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• महाप्राज्ञ: O greatly wise one
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महाप्राज्ञ
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न
• Form: Avyaya (negation)

• हि: indeed/for
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि
• Form: Avyaya (indeed/for)

• तृप्पामि: I am satisfied
• Type: Verb
• Root: तृप्
• Form: Present (लट्), 1st person, Singular, Parasmaipada

• ते: your/of you
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: Genitive, Singular

• वचः: from (your) words/speech
• वचः: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचस्
• Form: Neuter, Ablative, Singular

Speaker

जनमेजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Janamejaya