Shloka 24

Śiva-nāmānukīrtana-prastāvaḥ

Prologue to the praise of Śiva and the Upamanyu testimony

Devanagari script

तस्याहमसुरघ्नस्य कांश्चिद्‌ भगवतो गुणान्‌ । भवतां कीर्तयिष्यामि व्रतेशाय यथातथम्‌,अतः मैं उन असुरविनाशक व्रतेश्वर भगवान्‌ शंकरके कुछ गुणोंका आपलोगोंके समक्ष यथार्थरूपसे वर्णन करूँगा

Transliteration

tasyāham asuraghnasya kāṁścid bhagavato guṇān | bhavatāṁ kīrtayiṣyāmi vrateśāya yathātatham ||

Translation

ഇപ്പോൾ ഞാൻ ആ അസുരഘ്നനും വ്രതേശ്വരനുമായ ഭഗവാന്റെ ചില ഗുണങ്ങൾ നിങ്ങളോടു യഥാതഥമായി കീർത്തിക്കും.

Word by Word

• तस्य: of him/that (Lord)
• तस्य: Sambandha
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: Nominative, Singular

• असुरघ्नस्य: of the slayer of asuras
• असुरघ्नस्य: Sambandha
• Type: Adjective
• Root: असुरघ्न
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• कांश्चित्: some (certain)
• कांश्चित्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: किम्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• भगवतः: of the Blessed Lord
• भगवतः: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत्
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• गुणान्: qualities
• गुणान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुण
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• भवताम्: to/for you (honorific plural)
• भवताम्: Sampradana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: भवत्
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• कीर्तयिष्यामि: I will recount/praise
• Type: Verb
• Root: कीर्तय् (कृत्/कीर्त् caus.)
• Form: Simple Future (Luṭ), First, Singular, Parasmaipada

• व्रतेशाय: for the Lord of vows (Vr̥teśa)
• व्रतेशाय: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्रतेश
• Form: Masculine, Dative, Singular

• यथा: as / according to
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा

• तथम्: so / in that manner / truly
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

Speaker

वासुदेव उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vāsudeva (Kṛṣṇa)
• Śaṅkara (Śiva)
• Asuras