Shloka 2

Śāṇḍilī–Suparṇa Saṃvāda

Conduct, Intention, and Restoration

Devanagari script

पूर्वमेतां दिशं गच्छ या पूर्व परिकीर्तिता । देवतानां हि सांनिध्यमत्र कीर्तितवानसि

Transliteration

pūrvam etāṃ diśaṃ gaccha yā pūrvā parikīrtitā | devatānāṃ hi sānnidhyam atra kīrtitavān asi ||

Translation

Pergilah terlebih dahulu ke penjuru yang disebut Timur. Sebab engkau sendiri telah menyatakan bahwa di arah inilah para dewa memiliki kedekatan dan kehadiran yang istimewa.

Word by Word

• पूर्वम्: formerly/first
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पूर्व

• एताम्: this (f.)
• एताम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद्
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• दिशम्: direction
• दिशम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिश्
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• गच्छ: go
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम्
• Form: Imperative, Second, Singular, Parasmaipada

• या: which (f.)
• या: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• पूर्वा: eastern/previous
• पूर्वा: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूर्व
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• परिकीर्तिता: has been described/mentioned
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परि-कीर्तित
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• देवतानाम्: of the deities
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवता
• Form: Feminine, Genitive, Plural

• हि: indeed/for
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि

• सांनिध्यम्: presence/nearby attendance
• सांनिध्यम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सांनिध्य
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र

• कीर्तितवान्: you have described/mentioned
• कीर्तितवान्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: कीर्तितवत्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• असि: you are
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस्
• Form: Present, Second, Singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

गालव उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Gālava
• East (Pūrvā diś)
• Devatāḥ (the gods/deities)