Shloka 2

Prāyaścitta-vidhāna: Tapas, Dāna, Vrata, and Proportional Expiation (प्रायश्चित्तविधानम्)

Devanagari script

व्यास उवाच अत्राप्युदाहरन्तीममितिहासं पुरातनम्‌ । सिद्धानां चैव संवाद मनोश्वैव प्रजापते:,व्यासजी बोले--राजन्‌! इस विषयमें लोग प्रजापति मनु और सिद्ध पुरुषोंके संवादरूप इस प्राचीन इतिहासका उदाहरण दिया करते हैं

Transliteration

vyāsa uvāca | atrāpy udāharantīmam itihāsaṃ purātanam | siddhānāṃ caiva saṃvādaṃ manoś caiva prajāpateḥ ||

Translation

Vyāsa said: “O King, in this very matter people cite an ancient precedent—an old historical account—namely the dialogue between the perfected sages (Siddhas) and Prajāpati Manu. It is offered as an illustrative example to clarify the principle at hand.”

Word by Word

व्यासःVyasa

उवाचsaid

अत्रhere; in this matter

अपिalso; even

उदाहरन्तिthey cite; they give as an example

इमम्this

इतिहासम्history; traditional account

पुरातनम्ancient

सिद्धानाम्of the Siddhas (perfected beings)

चand

एवindeed; just

संवादम्dialogue; conversation

मनोःof Manu

चand

एवindeed; just

प्रजापतेःof Prajapati

Speaker

व्यास उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vyāsa

Manu (Prajāpati)

Siddhas

King (addressed listener)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Geographic Context

Sandhi Notes