Shloka 8

Devanagari script

नाग उवाच अहो कल्याणवृत्तस्त्वं साधु: सज्जनवत्सल: । अवाच्यस्त्व॑ महाभाग परं स्नेहेन पश्यसि

Translation

Le Nāga dit : «Ah, ô grandement fortuné ! Ta conduite est des plus propices. Tu es un sādhū, plein de tendresse pour les gens de bien. En rien tu n’es blâmable, car tu regardes autrui avec des yeux d’affection.»

Word by Word

• नागः: the Nāga (serpent)
• नागः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाग
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• उवाच: said
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Perfect (Paroksha-bhuta), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• अहो: ah! indeed!
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अहो

• कल्याणवृत्तः: of auspicious conduct
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कल्याणवृत्त
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: Masculine/Feminine (contextual), Nominative, Singular

• साधुः: good; virtuous
• Type: Adjective
• Root: साधु
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सज्जनवत्सलः: affectionate toward good people
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सज्जनवत्सल
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अवाच्यः: not to be censured; blameless
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अवाच्य
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: Masculine/Feminine (contextual), Nominative, Singular

• महाभाग: O greatly fortunate one
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाभाग
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• परम्: supremely; exceedingly (lit. the highest)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• स्नेहेन: with affection
• स्नेहेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्नेह
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• पश्यसि: you see; you look (upon)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पश्
• Form: Present, Indicative, 2nd, Singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

नाग उवाच