Shloka 40
धर्मद्वारबहुत्वविमर्शः — Reflection on the Many ‘Doors’ of Dharma (Śānti-parva 342)
Devanagari script
आपो नारा इति प्रोक्ता आपो वै नरसूनव: । अयनं मम तत् पूर्वमतो नारायणो हाहम्,नरसे उत्पन्न होनेके कारण जलको नार कहा गया है। वह नार (जल) पहले मेरा अयन (निवासस्थान) था; इसलिये ही मैं “नारायण” कहलाता हूँ
Transliteration
āpo nārā iti proktā āpo vai narasūnavaḥ | ayanaṃ mama tat pūrvam ato nārāyaṇo hy aham ||
Translation
Air disebut ‘Nārā’, sebab air memang keturunan Nara. Dahulu, ‘Nārā’—air purba itu—adalah ayana-Ku, tempat bersemayam-Ku; karena itulah Aku disebut Nārāyaṇa.
Word by Word
आपःwaters
आपः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअप्
FormFeminine, Nominative, Plural
नाराः‘nārāḥ’ (called nāra-s)
नाराः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootनार
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
इतिthus
इति:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइति
प्रोक्ताःare said/called
प्रोक्ताः:
TypeVerb
Rootप्र-वच्
Formkta (past passive participle), Masculine, Nominative, Plural, passive/resultative
आपःwaters
आपः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअप्
FormFeminine, Nominative, Plural
वैindeed
वै:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवै
नरसूनवःsons/offspring of Nara
नरसूनवः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootनर-सूनु
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
अयनम्abode/resting-place
अयनम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअयन
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
ममof me/my
मम:
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
FormGenitive, Singular
तत्that
तत्:
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
पूर्वम्formerly/earlier
पूर्वम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपूर्व
अतःtherefore/from that
अतः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअतः
नारायणःNārāyaṇa
नारायणः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootनारायण
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
अहम्I
अहम्:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
FormNominative, Singular
Speaker
अर्जुन उवाच
Characters & Entities
A
ArjunaN
NaraN
Nārā (waters)N
NārāyaṇaVerse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Sandhi Notes