Shloka 20
Arjuna meets the Lokapālas, is tested by Indra, and is led to Amarāvatī for astra-śikṣā
Indraloka-gamana
Devanagari script
प्राच्यां नारायणस्थानं मेरावतिविराजते । यत्र भूतेश्वरस्तात सर्वप्रकृतिरात्मभू:
Transliteration
prācyāṃ nārāyaṇasthānaṃ merāvatīvirājate | yatra bhūteśvaras tāta sarvaprakṛtir ātmabhūḥ ||
Translation
Waiśampāyana berkata: “Di arah timur tampak bersinar tempat suci Nārāyaṇa, gemilang bersama Merāvatī. Di sana, wahai yang terkasih, bersemayam Penguasa segala makhluk—Yang Lahir-dari-Diri (Svayambhū), landasan asal seluruh Prakṛti.”
Word by Word
प्राच्याम्in the east
प्राच्याम्:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootप्राची
FormFeminine, Locative, Singular
नारायणस्थानम्the abode/place of Nārāyaṇa
नारायणस्थानम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootनारायणस्थान
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
मेरौon/in (Mount) Meru
मेरौ:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootमेरु
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
अतिविराजतेshines exceedingly / is very splendid
अतिविराजते:
TypeVerb
Rootवि√राज्
FormPresent, Third, Singular, Atmanepada
यत्रwhere
यत्र:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयत्र
भूतेश्वरःthe lord of beings
भूतेश्वरः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootभूतेश्वर
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
तातO dear one / O father
तात:
TypeNoun
Rootतात
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
सर्वप्रकृतिःthe universal Prakṛti / all nature
सर्वप्रकृतिः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootसर्वप्रकृति
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
आत्मभूःthe self-existent one (Brahmā)
आत्मभूः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootआत्मभू
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
Speaker
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Characters & Entities
V
VaiśampāyanaN
NārāyaṇaM
MerāvatīB
BhūteśvaraĀ
ĀtmabhūSandhi Notes