Shloka 7

Devanagari script

ततो<5नन्तः समुत्थाय ब्रह्म॒णा परिचोदित: । नारायणेन चाप्युक्तस्तस्मिन्‌ कर्मणि वीर्यवान्‌,जब ब्रह्माजीने प्रेरणा दी और भगवान्‌ नारायणने भी आदेश दे दिया, तब अतुलपराक्रमी अनन्त (शेषनाग) उठकर उस कार्यमें लगे

Transliteration

tato 'nantaḥ samutthāya brahmaṇā paricoditaḥ | nārāyaṇena cāpy uktaḥ tasmin karmaṇi vīryavān ||

Translation

Then Ananta (Śeṣa), urged on by Brahmā and also instructed by Nārāyaṇa, rose up; that mighty one set himself to the appointed task. The passage underscores that even the most powerful act rightly when aligned with divine ordinance and purposeful duty rather than personal impulse.

Word by Word

• ततः: then, thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (तद्-प्रातिपदिकात् अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय

• अनन्तः: Ananta (Śeṣa)
• अनन्तः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• समुत्थाय: having risen, getting up
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-उत्-स्था (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund), पूर्वक्रिया

• ब्रह्मणा: by Brahmā
• ब्रह्मणा: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• परिचोदितः: urged, prompted
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि-चुद् (धातु)
• Form: कर्मणि क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• नारायणेन: by Nārāyaṇa
• नारायणेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारायण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय

• अपि: also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय

• उक्तः: told, instructed
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: कर्मणि क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• तस्मिन्: in that
• तस्मिन्: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• कर्मणि: in the task, in the act
• कर्मणि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• वीर्यवान्: mighty, powerful
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वीर्यवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

शौनक उवाच

Characters & Entities

• शौनक (Śaunaka)
• अनन्त / शेष (Ananta / Śeṣa)
• ब्रह्मा (Brahmā)
• नारायण (Nārāyaṇa)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

True power is shown by readiness to act in accordance with rightful instruction and cosmic purpose; might becomes dharmic when guided by higher authority and directed toward an ordained task.

What is happening in the narrative?

Śaunaka reports that Ananta (Śeṣa) rises and undertakes a specific work after being prompted by Brahmā and also commanded by Nārāyaṇa, indicating coordinated divine direction behind the action.