Shloka 24

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

Devanagari script

असितो देवलश्वचैव देवयज्ञमुपागमन्‌ । ततो देवा महात्मान ईजिरे यज्ञमच्युतम्‌

Transliteration

asito devalaś caiva devayajñam upāgaman | tato devā mahātmāna ījire yajñam acyutam ||

Translation

ભીષ્મે કહ્યું— અસિત અને દેવલ દેવયજ્ઞ પાસે આવ્યા. ત્યારબાદ મહાત્મા દેવોએ અચ્યૂતનું અચૂક યજ્ઞ સંપન્ન કર્યું.

Word by Word

• असितः: Asita (sage Asita)
• असितः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: असित
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• देवलः: Devala (sage Devala)
• देवलः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवल
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• श्वः: tomorrow
• श्वः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: श्वस्

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• एव: indeed/just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• देवयज्ञम्: the sacrifice for the gods / divine sacrifice
• देवयज्ञम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवयज्ञ
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• उपागमन्: approached/went near
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप-गम्
• Form: Imperfect (Lan), 3rd, Plural

• ततः: then/thereupon
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः

• देवाः: the gods
• देवाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• महात्मानः: great-souled
• महात्मानः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महात्मन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• ईजिरे: performed worship/sacrificed
• Type: Verb
• Root: यज्
• Form: Perfect (Lit), 3rd, Plural

• यज्ञम्: the sacrifice
• यज्ञम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: यज्ञ
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• अच्युतम्: unfailing/immovable; (as epithet) Achyuta
• अच्युतम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अच्युत
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Asita
• Devala
• Devas (the gods)
• Devayajña (divine sacrifice)