Shloka 81
अनुक्रमणिकाध्यायः (Anukramaṇikā Adhyāya) — Invocation, Narrator Frame, and Textual Scope
Devanagari script
अष्टौ श्लोकसहस्राणि अष्टौ श्लोकशतानि च । अहं वेि शुको वेत्ति संजयो वेत्ति वान वा,इस ग्रन्थमें ८८०० (आठ हजार आठ सौ) श्लोक ऐसे हैं, जिनका अर्थ मैं समझता हूँ, शुकदेव समझते हैं और संजय समझते हैं या नहीं, इसमें संदेह है
Transliteration
aṣṭau ślokasahasrāṇi aṣṭau ślokaśatāni ca | ahaṁ veda śuko veda saṁjayo veda vā na vā ||
Translation
There are eight thousand verses, and eight hundred more besides, whose meaning I understand; Śuka understands them as well. As for Saṁjaya—whether he understands them or not—remains uncertain. (Thus the speaker marks a graded access to the text’s deeper sense, hinting that true comprehension depends not merely on hearing but on inner fitness and insight.)
Word by Word
अष्टौeight
अष्टौ:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootअष्टन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Dual
श्लोकसहस्राणिthousands of verses
श्लोकसहस्राणि:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootश्लोकसहस्र
FormNeuter, Nominative, Plural
अष्टौeight
अष्टौ:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootअष्टन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Dual
श्लोकशतानिhundreds of verses
श्लोकशतानि:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootश्लोकशत
FormNeuter, Nominative, Plural
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
अहम्I
अहम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअहम्
FormNominative, Singular
वेत्तिknows
वेत्ति:
TypeVerb
Rootविद्
FormPresent, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
शुकःŚuka
शुकः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootशुक
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
वेत्तिknows
वेत्ति:
TypeVerb
Rootविद्
FormPresent, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
संजयःSañjaya
संजयः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootसंजय
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
वेत्तिknows
वेत्ति:
TypeVerb
Rootविद्
FormPresent, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
वाor
वा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवा
नnot
न:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
वाor
वा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवा
Characters & Entities
Ś
Śuka (Śukadeva)S
SaṁjayaVerse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes