Shloka 2

अगस्त्यस्य वित्तयाचनं तथा इल्वलोपभिक्षणनिर्णयः

Agastya’s request for wealth and the decision to seek resources from Ilvala

Devanagari script

तत्रैव लोमशं राजा पप्रच्छ वदतां वर: । अगस्त्येनेह वातापि: किमर्थमुपशामित:,वहीं वक्ताओंमें श्रेष्ठ राजा युधिष्ठिरने महर्षि लोमशसे पूछा--“ब्रह्मन्‌! अगस्त्यजीने यहाँ वातापिको किसलिये नष्ट किया?

Transliteration

tatraiva lomaśaṃ rājā papraccha vadatāṃ varaḥ | agastyeneha vātāpiḥ kimartham upaśāmitaḥ ||

Translation

Right there, King Yudhiṣṭhira—foremost among speakers—questioned the sage Lomaśa: “Revered Brāhmaṇa, for what reason did Agastya here bring about the destruction (pacification) of Vātāpi?”

Word by Word

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र

• एव: indeed/just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• लोमशम्: Lomaśa (the sage)
• लोमशम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोमश
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• राजा: the king
• राजा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• पप्रच्छ: asked
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रच्छ्
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Singular

• वदताम्: of those who speak
• Type: Verb
• Root: वद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Plural

• वरः: best/excellent
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अगस्त्येन: by Agastya
• अगस्त्येन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अगस्त्य
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• इह: here
• इह: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह

• वातापिः: Vātāpi
• वातापिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वातापि
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• किम्: what/for what
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: किम्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• अर्थम्: purpose/reason
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्थ
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• उपशामितः: was subdued/was destroyed
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप-शम्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Yudhiṣṭhira
• Lomaśa
• Agastya
• Vātāpi