Shloka 137
व्यासशिष्योत्पत्तिवर्णन (Origins/Enumeration of Vyāsa’s Disciplic Succession) — Chapter on Vedic Transmission Lineages
Devanagari script
ज्ञातव्यं वाप्यमन्तव्यं सप्रष्टव्यं भोज्यमेव च / द्रष्टव्यं वाथ श्रोतव्यं घ्रातव्यं वा कथञ्चन
Transliteration
jñātavyaṃ vāpyamantavyaṃ sapraṣṭavyaṃ bhojyameva ca / draṣṭavyaṃ vātha śrotavyaṃ ghrātavyaṃ vā kathañcana
Translation
അറിയേണ്ടതും അംഗീകരിക്കേണ്ടതും ചോദിക്കേണ്ടതും ഭോജ്യവുമാകുന്നതും; കാണേണ്ടതും കേൾക്കേണ്ടതും, എങ്ങനെയെങ്കിലും മണക്കേണ്ടതും—എല്ലാം അതുപോലെ തന്നേ.
Word by Word
ज्ञातव्यम्to be known
ज्ञातव्यम्:
Karta/Predicate-Noun (कर्ता/विधेय)
TypeAdjective
Rootज्ञातव्य (प्रातिपदिक; from √ज्ञा (धातु) तव्यत्)
FormNeuter, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; gerundive (तव्यत्)
वाor
वा:
Vikalpa (विकल्प)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवा (अव्यय)
FormDisjunctive particle (विकल्प)
अपिalso/even
अपि:
Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि (अव्यय)
FormParticle (समुच्चय/अप्यर्थ)
अमन्तव्यम्to be reflected upon/considered
अमन्तव्यम्:
Karta/Predicate-Noun (कर्ता/विधेय)
TypeAdjective
Rootअमन्तव्य (प्रातिपदिक; from √मन् (धातु) तव्यत्; here ‘to be thought/considered’)
FormNeuter, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; gerundive (तव्यत्)
स-प्रष्टव्यम्to be asked/inquired
स-प्रष्टव्यम्:
Karta/Predicate-Noun (कर्ता/विधेय)
TypeAdjective
Rootस (उपसर्ग/सह) + प्रष्टव्य (प्रातिपदिक; from √प्रच्छ् (धातु) तव्यत्)
FormNeuter, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; अव्ययीभावः: स- (सह/समेत) + प्रष्टव्यम् = ‘to be asked (along with/also)’
भोज्यम्to be eaten/enjoyed
भोज्यम्:
Karta/Predicate-Noun (कर्ता/विधेय)
TypeAdjective
Rootभोज्य (प्रातिपदिक; from √भुज् (धातु) यत्/ण्यत्)
FormNeuter, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; gerundive/potential ‘to be eaten/enjoyed’
एवindeed
एव:
Avadharana (अवधारण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव (अव्यय)
FormEmphatic particle (अवधारण)
चand
च:
Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
FormConjunction particle (समुच्चय)
द्रष्टव्यम्to be seen
द्रष्टव्यम्:
Karta/Predicate-Noun (कर्ता/विधेय)
TypeAdjective
Rootद्रष्टव्य (प्रातिपदिक; from √दृश् (धातु) तव्यत्)
FormNeuter, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; gerundive (तव्यत्)
वाor
वा:
Vikalpa (विकल्प)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवा (अव्यय)
FormDisjunctive particle (विकल्प)
अथthen; and further
अथ:
Anukrama (अनुक्रम)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअथ (अव्यय)
FormSequential particle (अनन्तरार्थक)
श्रोतव्यम्to be heard
श्रोतव्यम्:
Karta/Predicate-Noun (कर्ता/विधेय)
TypeAdjective
Rootश्रोतव्य (प्रातिपदिक; from √श्रु (धातु) तव्यत्)
FormNeuter, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; gerundive (तव्यत्)
घ्रातव्यम्to be smelled
घ्रातव्यम्:
Karta/Predicate-Noun (कर्ता/विधेय)
TypeAdjective
Rootघ्रातव्य (प्रातिपदिक; from √घ्रा (धातु) तव्यत्)
FormNeuter, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; gerundive (तव्यत्)
वाor
वा:
Vikalpa (विकल्प)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवा (अव्यय)
FormDisjunctive particle (विकल्प)
कथञ्चनin some way; somehow
कथञ्चन:
Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootकथञ्चन (अव्यय)
FormIndefinite adverb (अनिश्चितार्थक क्रियाविशेषण)