Shloka 3
Naimiṣa-satra Praśna–Prativacana
The Sages’ Questions at Naimiṣa and Sūta’s Reply
Devanagari script
आचख्यौ विस्तरेणैव पर कौतूहलं हि नः / इति संचोदितः सूतः प्रत्युवाच शुभं वचः
Transliteration
ācakhyau vistareṇaiva para kautūhalaṃ hi naḥ / iti saṃcoditaḥ sūtaḥ pratyuvāca śubhaṃ vacaḥ
Translation
ໂອ ທ່ານຜູ້ຍິ່ງໃຫຍ່ ຂໍໃຫ້ເລົ່າຢ່າງລະອຽດ; ພວກເຮົາມີຄວາມຢາກຮູ້ຢ່າງຫຼາຍ. ເມື່ອຖືກກະຕຸ້ນແບບນັ້ນ ສູຕະຈຶ່ງຕອບດ້ວຍຖ້ອຍຄໍາອັນເປັນມົງຄຸນ
Word by Word
ācakhyauhe narrated/told
ācakhyau:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootā-√khyā (धातु)
FormPerfect (लिट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular; Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)
vistareṇain detail
vistareṇa:
Karaṇa (करण)
TypeNoun
Rootvistara (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular; adverbial use
evaindeed
eva:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rooteva (अव्यय)
FormEmphatic particle (निपात)
paraO sir
para:
Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootpara (प्रातिपदिक)
FormVocative particle/indeclinable address (सम्बोधन-निपात)
kautūhalamcuriosity
kautūhalam:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootkautūhala (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular
hiindeed/for
hi:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Roothi (अव्यय)
FormEmphatic/causal particle (निपात)
naḥof us/our
naḥ:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootasmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
FormGenitive (6th/षष्ठी), Plural (बहुवचन); enclitic form
itithus
iti:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootiti (अव्यय)
FormQuotative particle (उद्धरण-निपात)
saṃcoditaḥprompted/urged
saṃcoditaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeAdjective
Rootsam-√cud (धातु) + -ta (कृत्)
FormPast passive participle (क्त), Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; 'having been urged'
sūtaḥthe Sūta (narrator)
sūtaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootsūta (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular
pratyuvācareplied
pratyuvāca:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootprati-√vac (धातु)
FormPerfect (लिट्), 3rd person, Singular; Parasmaipada
śubhamauspicious
śubham:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeAdjective
Rootśubha (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; qualifying vacaḥ
vacaḥwords/speech
vacaḥ:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootvac (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular