Shloka 3

Prāyaścitta-vidhāna: Tapas, Dāna, Vrata, and Proportional Expiation (प्रायश्चित्तविधानम्)

Devanagari script

ऋषयस्तु व्रतपरा: समागम्य पुरा विभुम्‌ । धर्म पप्रच्छुरासीनमादिकाले प्रजापतिम्‌

Transliteration

ṛṣayas tu vrataparāḥ samāgamya purā vibhum | dharmaṃ papracchur āsīnam ādikāle prajāpatiṃ ||

Translation

Vyāsa berkata: Pada zaman purba, para resi yang teguh dalam laku brata berkumpul dan mendatangi Sang Mahāprabhu. Pada awal penciptaan, mereka menanyai Prajāpati yang tengah bersemayam tentang dharma—kaidah dasar perilaku benar yang menopang dunia.

Word by Word

• ऋषयः: sages
• ऋषयः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषि
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• तु: but/indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• व्रतपराः: devoted to vows/observances
• व्रतपराः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: व्रतपर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• समागम्य: having approached/met
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-आ-गम्
• Form: Lyap (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage)

• पुरा: formerly/once
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुरा

• विभुम्: the mighty one/lord
• विभुम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: विभु
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• धर्मम्: dharma (righteousness/duty)
• धर्मम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्म
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• पप्रच्छुः: asked/inquired
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-प्रच्छ्
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), Third, Plural, Parasmaipada

• आसीनम्: seated
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आस्
• Form: Kta (past passive participle used adjectivally), Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• आदिकाले: in the primordial time/beginning
• आदिकाले: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: आदिकाल
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• प्रजापतिम्: Prajāpati (lord of creatures)
• प्रजापतिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रजापति
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

व्यास उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vyāsa
• ṛṣayaḥ (sages)
• Vibhu (the Supreme Lord)
• Prajāpati