Shloka 10
पञ्चमहाभूतगुण-इन्द्रियनिग्रह-उपदेशः | Teaching on the Qualities of the Five Elements and Sense-Control
Devanagari script
यथा स राजा इक्ष्वाकु: कुवलाश्वो महीपति: । धुन्धुमारत्वमगमत् तच्छृणुष्व महीपते,महाराज! इक्ष्वाकुवंशी राजा कुवलाश्व जिस प्रकार धुन्धुमार नामसे विख्यात हुए, वह सब श्रवण करो
Transliteration
yathā sa rājā ikṣvākuḥ kuvalāśvo mahīpatiḥ | dhundhumāratvam agamat tac chṛṇuṣva mahīpate mahārāja |
Translation
Mārkaṇḍeya said: “O great king, listen as I tell you how that sovereign Kuvalāśva of the Ikṣvāku line came to be renowned by the name Dhundhumāra.”
Word by Word
यथाjust as
यथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयथा
सःhe/that
सः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
राजाking
राजा:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootराजन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
इक्ष्वाकुःIkshvaku (of the Ikshvaku line)
इक्ष्वाकुः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootइक्ष्वाकु
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
कुवलाश्वःKuvalashva (proper name)
कुवलाश्वः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootकुवलाश्व
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
महीपतिःlord of the earth, king
महीपतिः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootमहीपति
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
धुन्धुमारत्वम्the state/name of being Dhundhumara
धुन्धुमारत्वम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootधुन्धुमारत्व
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
अगमत्went/attained/became
अगमत्:
TypeVerb
Rootगम्
FormAorist (Luṅ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
तत्that (story/matter)
तत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
शृणुष्वlisten (you)
शृणुष्व:
TypeVerb
Rootश्रु
FormImperative (Loṭ), 2nd, Singular, Atmanepada
महीपतेO lord of the earth (O king)
महीपते:
TypeNoun
Rootमहीपति
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
Speaker
मार्कण्डेय उवाच
Characters & Entities
M
MārkaṇḍeyaK
KuvalāśvaI
Ikṣvāku (dynasty)D
Dhundhumāra (epithet/name)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes