Shloka 9

Vṛṣṇivaṃśa–Anukīrtana (Enumeration of the Vṛṣṇi Lineage) — Questions on Viṣṇu’s Human Descent

Devanagari script

वसुदेवकुले धीमान्वासुदेवत्वमागतः / अमरैरावृतं पुण्यं पुण्यकृद्भिरलङ्कृतम्

Transliteration

vasudevakule dhīmānvāsudevatvamāgataḥ / amarairāvṛtaṃ puṇyaṃ puṇyakṛdbhiralaṅkṛtam

Translation

その叡智ある御方はヴァスデーヴァの家系に現れ、ヴァースデーヴァとして顕れた。そこは不死の神々に囲まれ、功徳をなす者たちにより荘厳されていた。

Word by Word

• vasudeva-kule: in the family of Vasudeva
• vasudeva-kule: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vasudeva (प्रातिपदिक) + kula (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napuṃsakalिङ्ग, Saptamī vibhakti (7th/locative), Ekavacana; ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa: vasudevasya kulaṃ

• dhīmān: wise
• dhīmān: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dhīmat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā (1st/nominative), Ekavacana; adjective to implied subject (Viṣṇu/Kṛṣṇa)

• vāsudevatvam: the state of being Vāsudeva
• vāsudevatvam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vāsudevatva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napuṃsakalिङ्ग, Dvitīyā (2nd/accusative), Ekavacana

• āgataḥ: has attained/come to
• āgataḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā√gam (धातु) + kta (कृत्)
• Form: Kta-participle (क्त, past passive participle) used predicatively; Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; sense: 'having come/attained'

• amaraiḥ: by the immortals (gods)
• amaraiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: amara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Tṛtīyā vibhakti (3rd/instrumental), Bahuvacana

• āvṛtam: surrounded
• āvṛtam: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā√vṛ (धातु) + kta (कृत्)
• Form: Kta-participle; Napuṃsakalिङ्ग, Prathamā/Dvitīyā, Ekavacana; agrees with puṇyam; passive sense 'covered/surrounded'

• puṇyam: holy (realm/thing)
• puṇyam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: puṇya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napuṃsakalिङ्ग, Prathamā (1st/nominative), Ekavacana

• puṇya-kṛdbhiḥ: by the doers of merit
• puṇya-kṛdbhiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: puṇya (प्रातिपदिक) + kṛt (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Tṛtīyā (3rd/instrumental), Bahuvacana; upapada-tatpuruṣa: puṇyaṃ karoti iti puṇyakṛt (doer of merit)

• alaṅkṛtam: adorned
• alaṅkṛtam: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: alaṃ√kṛ (धातु) + kta (कृत्)
• Form: Kta-participle; Napuṃsakalिङ्ग, Prathamā/Dvitīyā, Ekavacana; agrees with puṇyam; passive sense 'adorned'