Shloka 20
अग्राह्य-ज्ञातिसंबन्धमण्डल-विवेचनम् / Managing Unreadable Kinship Networks: Vāsudeva–Nārada on Cohesion
Devanagari script
वायुदेव उवाच अनायसं मुने शस्त्र मृदु विद्यामहं कथम् | येनैषामुद्धरे जिह्नलां परिमृज्यानुमृज्य च
Transliteration
vāyudeva uvāca | anāyasaṁ mune śastraṁ mṛdu vidyām ahaṁ katham | yenaiṣām uddhare jihvalāṁ parimṛjyānumṛjya ca |
Translation
風神は言った。「聖仙よ、鉄で作られぬその柔らかな武器を、私はいかにして知ればよいのか。いかなる手立てで、彼らの舌の曲がりを――繰り返し清め、磨きつつ――根こそぎ取り除けようか。」
Word by Word
वायुदेवःVāyudeva (the Wind-god)
वायुदेवः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootवायुदेव
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
उवाचsaid
उवाच:
TypeVerb
Rootवच्
FormPerfect, Third, Singular
अनायासम्effortless; without exertion
अनायासम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootअनायास
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
मुनेO sage
मुने:
TypeNoun
Rootमुनि
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
शस्त्रम्weapon
शस्त्रम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootशस्त्र
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
मृदुsoft, gentle
मृदु:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootमृदु
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
विद्याम्knowledge
विद्याम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootविद्या
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
अहम्I
अहम्:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootअहम्
Form—, Nominative, Singular
कथम्how?
कथम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootकथम्
येनby which
येन:
Karana
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Singular
एषाम्of these (persons)
एषाम्:
TypePronoun
Rootएतद्
Form—, Genitive, Plural
उद्धरेmay I extract / remove
उद्धरे:
TypeVerb
Rootउद्-हृ
FormOptative, First, Singular
जिह्वालाम्tongue (or tongue-tip)
जिह्वालाम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootजिह्वाला
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
परिमृज्यhaving wiped/cleansed (thoroughly)
परिमृज्य:
TypeVerb
Rootपरि-मृज्
Formल्यप् (absolutive/gerund)
अनुमृज्यhaving wiped again / having wiped along
अनुमृज्य:
TypeVerb
Rootअनु-मृज्
Formल्यप् (absolutive/gerund)
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
Speaker
वायुदेव उवाच
Characters & Entities
व
वायुदेव (Vāyudeva/Vāyu)म
मुने (a sage, unnamed)श
शस्त्र (a gentle, non-iron ‘weapon’/instrument)ज
जिह्वा (tongue/speech)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Sandhi Notes