Shloka 27
Naimiṣa-satra Praśna–Prativacana
The Sages’ Questions at Naimiṣa and Sūta’s Reply
Devanagari script
विश्वं सिसृक्षमाणानां पुरा विस्वसृजामिव / वैखानसैः प्रियसखैर्वाल खिल्यैर्मरीचिभिः
Transliteration
viśvaṃ sisṛkṣamāṇānāṃ purā visvasṛjāmiva / vaikhānasaiḥ priyasakhairvāla khilyairmarīcibhiḥ
Translation
太古に宇宙を創造せんとした世界の創り手たちのごとく、愛しき友なるヴァイカーナサたちと、ヴァーラキリヤのマリーチたちと共に。
Word by Word
viśvamthe universe
viśvam:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootviśva (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)
sisṛkṣamāṇānāmof those wishing to create
sisṛkṣamāṇānām:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootsisṛkṣamāṇa (कृदन्त; √sṛj सृज् धातु)
FormMasculine/Neuter (पुं/नपुं), Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Plural (बहुवचन); Present participle in desiderative sense (सन्नन्त-इच्छार्थे वर्तमानकृदन्त)
purāformerly, in ancient times
purā:
Kāla-adhikaraṇa (कालाधिकरण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootpurā (अव्यय)
FormAdverb (क्रियाविशेषण)
viśvasṛjāmof the creators of the universe
viśvasṛjām:
Upamāna-sambandha (उपमान-सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootviśva-sṛj (प्रातिपदिक)
FormCompound components: viśva + sṛj; Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Plural (बहुवचन)
ivalike, as if
iva:
Upamā (उपमा-सूचक)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootiva (अव्यय)
FormParticle of comparison (उपमावाचक निपात)
vaikhānasaiḥby the Vaikhānasas (sages)
vaikhānasaiḥ:
Karaṇa (करण/तृतीया)
TypeNoun
Rootvaikhānasa (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural (बहुवचन)
priya-sakhaiḥby dear friends
priya-sakhaiḥ:
Karaṇa (करण/तृतीया)
TypeNoun
Rootpriya-sakha (प्रातिपदिक)
FormCompound components: priya + sakha; Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural (बहुवचन)
vāla-khilyaiḥby the Vālakhilyas (sages)
vāla-khilyaiḥ:
Karaṇa (करण/तृतीया)
TypeNoun
Rootvāla-khilya (प्रातिपदिक)
FormCompound components: vāla + khilya; Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural (बहुवचन)
marīcibhiḥby the Marīcis (sages)
marīcibhiḥ:
Karaṇa (करण/तृतीया)
TypeNoun
Rootmarīci (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural (बहुवचन)