Shloka 11

Nāradasya Rājadharma-praśnāḥ

Nārada’s Examination of Royal Ethics

Devanagari script

पारिजातेन राजेन्द्र पर्वतेन च धीमता । सुमुखेन च सौम्येन देवर्षिरमितद्युति:

Transliteration

pārijātena rājendra parvatena ca dhīmatā | sumukhena ca saumyena devarṣir amitadyutiḥ ||

Translation

വൈശമ്പായനൻ പറഞ്ഞു—ഹേ രാജേന്ദ്രാ, അമിതദ്യുതിയുള്ള ദേവർഷി നാരദൻ പാരിജാതനോടും ധീമാനായ പർവതനോടും സൗമ്യനായ സുമുഖനോടും കൂടി എത്തി.

Word by Word

• पारिजातेन: by/with Parijata (name)
• पारिजातेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पारिजात
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• राजेन्द्र: O king of kings
• राजेन्द्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजेन्द्र
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• पर्वतेन: by/with the mountain
• पर्वतेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर्वत
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

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

• धीमता: by/with the wise one
• धीमता: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धीमत्
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• सुमुखेन: by/with the fair-faced one
• सुमुखेन: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुमुख
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

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

• सौम्येन: by/with the gentle one
• सौम्येन: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सौम्य
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• देवर्षिः: the divine sage
• देवर्षिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवर्षि
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अमितद्युति: of immeasurable splendor
• अमितद्युति: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अमितद्युति
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• rājendra (the king addressed, traditionally Janamejaya)
• Pārijāta
• Parvata
• Sumukha
• devarṣi (a divine sage, unnamed in this verse)