Shloka 2
अलर्कोपाख्यानम् — Indriya-Nigraha and Yogic Victory
Mahābhārata 14.30
Devanagari script
अलर्कों नाम राजर्षिरभवत् सुमहातपा: । धर्मज्ञ: सत्यवादी च महात्मा सुदृढव्रत:,पहलेकी बात है, अलर्क नामसे प्रसिद्ध एक राजर्षि थे, जो बड़े ही तपस्वी, धर्मज्ञ, सत्यवादी, महात्मा और दृढ़प्रतिज्ञ थे
Transliteration
alarko nāma rājarṣir abhavat sumahātapāḥ | dharmajñaḥ satyavādī ca mahātmā sudṛḍhavrataḥ ||
Translation
The Ocean said: “In former times there lived a royal sage named Alarka—an ascetic of great austerity, a knower of dharma, a speaker of truth, a noble-souled man, and one steadfast in his vows.”
Word by Word
अलर्कःAlarka
अलर्कः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअलर्क
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
नामby name
नाम:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनाम
राजर्षिःroyal sage
राजर्षिः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootराजर्षि
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
अभवत्was/became
अभवत्:
TypeVerb
Rootभू
FormImperfect (Lan), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
सुमहातपाःof very great austerity
सुमहातपाः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootसुमहातपस्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
धर्मज्ञःknower of dharma
धर्मज्ञः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootधर्मज्ञ
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
सत्यवादीtruth-speaking
सत्यवादी:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootसत्यवादिन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
महात्माgreat-souled one
महात्मा:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootमहात्मन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
सुदृढव्रतःhaving very firm vows
सुदृढव्रतः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootसुदृढव्रत
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
Speaker
समुद्र उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
Samudra (the Ocean, speaker)A
Alarka (rājarṣi)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Sandhi Notes