Shloka 24

अर्जुनस्य तीर्थयात्रा तथा मणलूर-सम्बन्धः

Arjuna’s Pilgrimage and the Maṇalūra Alliance

Devanagari script

एतत्‌ सर्व यथावृत्तं विस्तरेण तपोधन । श्रोतुमिच्छामहे ब्रह्मन्‌ परं कौतूहलं हि न:,तपोधन! यह सब वृत्तान्त जिस प्रकार घटित हुआ था, वह सब हम विस्तारपूर्वक सुनना चाहते हैं। ब्रह्म! उसे सुननेके लिये हमारे मनमें बड़ी उत्कण्ठा है

Transliteration

etad sarvaṃ yathāvṛttaṃ vistareṇa tapodhana | śrotum icchāmahe brahman paraṃ kautūhalaṃ hi naḥ ||

Translation

Nārada said: “O treasure of austerity, we wish to hear in full detail how all this truly happened, exactly as it occurred. O Brahman, our curiosity is profound, and we are eager to listen.”

Word by Word

एतत्this (entire matter)

सर्वम्all, entire

यथाas, in the manner that

वृत्तम्what happened, the occurrence

विस्तरेणin detail, at length

तपोधनO treasure of austerity (ascetic)

श्रोतुम्to hear

इच्छामहेwe desire, we wish

ब्रह्मन्O Brahmin

परम्great, intense

कौतूहलम्curiosity, eagerness

हिindeed, for

नःof us, our

Speaker

नारद उवाच

Characters & Entities

Nārada

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Geographic Context

Sandhi Notes