Shloka 1

Adhyāya 348: Nāga–Nīgabhāryā Saṃvāda on Anger, Hope, and Ethical Response

Devanagari script

वैशम्पायनजी कहते हैं--जनमेजय! नर-नारायणका वह कथन सुनकर भगवानके प्रति नारदजीकी भक्ति बहुत बढ़ गयी। वे उनके अनन्य भक्त हो गये

Transliteration

Vaiśampāyana uvāca—Janamejaya! Nara-Nārāyaṇasya tat vacanaṃ śrutvā bhagavati Nāradasya bhaktiḥ bahu vardhitā. Sa tasya ananya-bhaktaḥ abhavat.

Translation

Vaiśampāyana berkata: “Wahai Janamejaya, setelah mendengar sabda Nara dan Nārāyaṇa itu, bhakti Nārada kepada Bhagavān bertambah besar. Ia pun menjadi bhakta yang tunggal hati, tanpa berpaling kepada selain-Nya.”

Word by Word

• वैशम्पायनः: Vaishampayana
• वैशम्पायनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैशम्पायन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• उवाच: said
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Perfect, 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• जनमेजय: O Janamejaya
• जनमेजय: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: जनमेजय
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• नरनारायणयोः: of Nara and Narayana
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर-नारायण
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Dual

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• वचनम्: statement/utterance
• वचनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचन
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive), Parasmaipada

• भगवति: towards/in the Lord
• भगवति: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत्
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• नारदस्य: of Narada
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारद
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• भक्तिः: devotion
• भक्तिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्ति
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• अत्यवर्धत: increased greatly
• Type: Verb
• Root: वृध्
• Form: Imperfect, 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada, अति

• ते: they
• ते: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• तस्य: of him
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• अनन्यभक्ताः: exclusive devotees
• अनन्यभक्ताः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनन्यभक्त
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• अभवन्: became
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू
• Form: Imperfect, 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Janamejaya
• Nara
• Nārāyaṇa
• Nārada
• Bhagavān (the Lord)