Shloka 17
Vyāsa’s Arrival at Janamejaya’s Sarpasatra; Commissioning of Vaiśaṃpāyana’s Recital (व्यासागमनम्)
Devanagari script
सौतिर्वाच एवमुक्तस्तथेत्युक्त्वा सास्तीको मातरं तदा | अब्रवीद् दुःखसंतप्तं वासुकिं जीवयन्निव
Translation
सौति बोले—माता के ऐसा कहने पर आस्तीक ने ‘तथास्तु’ कहकर उनसे कहा—“माँ! जैसी आपकी आज्ञा, वैसा ही करूँगा।” फिर वे दुःख से संतप्त वासुकि को मानो जीवनदान देते हुए बोले—
Word by Word
सौतिःSauti (Ugraśravas), the narrator
सौतिः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootसौति
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
उवाचsaid
उवाच:
TypeVerb
Rootवच्
FormPerfect, 3, Singular, Parasmaipada
एवम्thus
एवम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएवम्
उक्तःhaving been addressed / spoken to
उक्तः:
TypeVerb
Rootवच्
Formक्त, Masculine, Nominative, Singular
तथाso; in that manner
तथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा
इतिthus (quotative)
इति:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइति
उक्त्वाhaving said
उक्त्वा:
TypeVerb
Rootवच्
Formक्त्वा (absolutive), Parasmaipada
सःhe
सः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
आस्तीकःĀstīka
आस्तीकः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootआस्तीक
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
मातरम्mother
मातरम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootमातृ
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
तदाthen
तदा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतदा
अब्रवीत्said; spoke
अब्रवीत्:
TypeVerb
Rootब्रू
FormImperfect, 3, Singular, Parasmaipada
दुःख-संतप्तम्afflicted by sorrow
दुःख-संतप्तम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootदुःखसंतप्त
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
वासुकिम्Vāsuki
वासुकिम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवासुकि
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
जीवयन्reviving; giving life to
जीवयन्:
TypeVerb
Rootजीवय् (causative of जीव्)
Formशतृ (present active participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular
इवas if; like
इव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव
Speaker
आस्तीक उवाच
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes