Shloka 15

वसिष्ठ-प्रशंसा

Vasiṣṭha as Purohita: Ascetic Mastery and Royal Counsel

Devanagari script

एवं पृष्ट: स बहुशो रक्षमाणश्व पाण्डवान्‌ । उवाच नागरान्‌ सर्वानिदं विप्रर्षभस्तदा,इस प्रकार उनके बार-बार पूछनेपर उस श्रेष्ठ ब्राह्मणने पाण्डवोंको गुप्त रखते हुए समस्त नागरिकोंसे इस प्रकार कहा--

Transliteration

evaṁ pṛṣṭaḥ sa bahuśo rakṣamāṇaś ca pāṇḍavān | uvāca nāgarān sarvān idaṁ viprarṣabhas tadā ||

Translation

ពេលគេសួរគាត់ម្តងហើយម្តងទៀត ព្រាហ្មណ៍ដ៏ប្រសើរនោះ—ដោយប្រុងប្រយ័ត្នរក្សាការសម្ងាត់របស់បណ្ឌវៈ—បាននិយាយទៅកាន់នគរជនទាំងអស់ដូច្នេះ។

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम्

• पृष्टः: having been asked
• Type: Verb
• Root: पृच्छ्
• Form: past passive participle, Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• बहुशः: many times, repeatedly
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: बहुशः

• रक्षमाणः: protecting / keeping (safe/hidden)
• Type: Verb
• Root: रक्ष्
• Form: present active participle, Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• पाण्डवान्: the Pandavas
• पाण्डवान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाण्डव
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• उवाच: said, spoke
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• नागरान्: to the citizens
• नागरान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: नागर
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• सर्वान्: all
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• इदम्: this (statement)
• इदम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• विप्रर्षभः: the best of Brahmins
• विप्रर्षभः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्रर्षभ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तदा: then
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Pāṇḍavas
• nāgarāḥ (citizens/townspeople)
• viprarṣabha (the excellent brāhmaṇa, unnamed here)