Shloka 31
Rathaghoṣa–Saṃjñāna: Damayantī’s Inference and the Dispatch of the Envoy (Āraṇyaka-parva, Adhyāya 71)
Devanagari script
प्रच्छन्ना हि महात्मानश्वरन्ति पृथिवीमिमाम् । दैवेन विधिना युक्ता: शास्त्रोक्तैश्न निरूपणै:,“बहुत-से महात्मा प्रच्छन्न रूप धारण करके देवोचित विधि तथा शास्त्रोक्त नियमोंसे युक्त होकर इस पृथ्वीपर विचरते रहते हैं
Transliteration
pracchannā hi mahātmānaś caranti pṛthivīm imām | daivena vidhinā yuktāḥ śāstroktaiś ca nirūpaṇaiḥ ||
Translation
Banyak insan berhati luhur, menyamar dalam rupa tersembunyi, mengembara di bumi ini—dituntun oleh ketetapan ilahi dan ditertibkan oleh aturan serta tata cara yang diajarkan dalam śāstra.
Word by Word
प्रच्छन्नाःdisguised, concealed
प्रच्छन्नाः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootप्रच्छन्न (√छद्)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
हिindeed, for
हि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि
महात्मानःgreat-souled persons, sages
महात्मानः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootमहात्मन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
चरन्तिthey roam, they move about
चरन्ति:
TypeVerb
Root√चर्
FormPresent, Third, Plural, Parasmaipada
पृथिवीम्the earth
पृथिवीम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपृथिवी
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
इमाम्this
इमाम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootइदम्
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
दैवेनby divine (means), by fate
दैवेन:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootदैव
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Singular
विधिनाby rule/ordinance, by prescribed procedure
विधिना:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootविधि
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
युक्ताःendowed, joined, furnished (with)
युक्ताः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootयुक्त (√युज्)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
शास्त्रोक्तैःprescribed in the śāstras
शास्त्रोक्तैः:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootशास्त्रोक्त
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Plural
निरूपणैःrules, determinations, regulations
निरूपणैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootनिरूपण
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Plural
Speaker
ऋचुपर्ण उवाच
Characters & Entities
Ṛ
ṚcīparṇaP
pṛthivī (earth)D
daiva (the divine/providence)Ś
śāstra (scriptural tradition)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes