Shloka 25
एकान्तिधर्म-प्रश्नः (Inquiry into Ekāntin Dharma) / The Origin and Practice of Single-Pointed Nārāyaṇa-Centered Discipline
Devanagari script
पाउचरात्रविदो मुख्यास्तस्य गेहे महात्मन: । प्रायणं भगवत्प्रोक्तं भुज्जते वाग्रभोजनम्
Translation
उस महात्मा नरेश के भवन में पाञ्चरात्र-शास्त्र के प्रमुख विद्वान सदा उपस्थित रहते थे; और भगवान् को अर्पित किया हुआ नैवेद्य-प्रसाद, भोजन में सबसे पहले वही ग्रहण करते थे।
Word by Word
पाञ्चरात्रविदःknowers of the Pāñcarātra (doctrine)
पाञ्चरात्रविदः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootपाञ्चरात्रविद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
मुख्याःchief, foremost
मुख्याः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootमुख्य
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
तस्यof him, his
तस्य:
Adhikarana
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular
गेहेin the house
गेहे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootगृह
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
महात्मनःof the great-souled one
महात्मनः:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootमहात्मन्
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
प्रायणम्food/meal; (here) offering/meal
प्रायणम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootप्रायण
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
भगवत्प्रोक्तम्declared/ordained by the Lord
भगवत्प्रोक्तम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootभगवत्-प्रोक्त
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
भुञ्जतेthey eat/partake
भुञ्जते:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootभुज्
FormPresent, Third, Plural, Ātmanepada
वाग्रभोजनम्the first portion of the meal (eaten first)
वाग्रभोजनम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootव-अग्र-भोजन
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes