Shloka 21
वासिष्ठकथनम् (आदित्य–सोमवंशवर्णनम् तथा रुद्रसहस्रनाम-प्रशंसा)
Devanagari script
पुनः शरवणं प्राप्य स्त्रीत्वं प्राप्तो भवाज्ञया सुद्युम्नो मानवः श्रीमान् सोमवंशप्रवृद्धये
Transliteration
punaḥ śaravaṇaṃ prāpya strītvaṃ prāpto bhavājñayā sudyumno mānavaḥ śrīmān somavaṃśapravṛddhaye
Translation
फिर शरवण में लौटकर, श्रीमान् मानव सुद्युम्न ने भव (शिव) की आज्ञा से स्त्रीत्व धारण किया, ताकि सोमवंश की वृद्धि हो।
Word by Word
punaḥagain
punaḥ:
śaravaṇamŚaravaṇa (the sacred grove/forest)
śaravaṇam:
prāpyahaving reached/attained
prāpya:
strītvaṃthe state of being a woman
strītvaṃ:
prāptaḥobtained/assumed
prāptaḥ:
bhava-ājñayāby Bhava’s (Śiva’s) command
bhava-ājñayā:
sudyumnaḥSudyumna (name of the king)
sudyumnaḥ:
mānavaḥthe human (descendant of Manu)
mānavaḥ:
śrīmānillustrious, fortunate
śrīmān:
soma-vaṃśathe Lunar dynasty
soma-vaṃśa:
pravṛddhayefor the growth/expansion
pravṛddhaye:
Speaker
Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)