Shloka 53
Nāgendra–Brāhmaṇa Saṃvāda: Praśna-vidhi and Dharmic Approach on the Gomatī Riverbank
Devanagari script
ग्रीवा चास्याभवद् राजन् कालरात्रिर्गुणोत्तरा एतद्धयशिर: कृत्वा नानामूर्तिभिरावृतम्
Transliteration
grīvā cāsyābhavad rājan kālarātrir guṇottarā | etad dhayaśiraḥ kṛtvā nānāmūrtibhir āvṛtam ||
Translation
വൈശമ്പായനൻ പറഞ്ഞു—രാജാവേ! അവന്റെ കഴുത്ത് കാലരാത്രിയായി; ഭയങ്കരശക്തിയിൽ അതി ശ്രേഷ്ഠം. അതിനെ തന്നെ ശിരസ്സാക്കി, അവൻ പല രൂപങ്ങളാൽ ആവൃതനായി നിലകൊണ്ടു.
Word by Word
ग्रीवाneck
ग्रीवा:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootग्रीवा
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
अस्यof him/its
अस्य:
TypePronoun
Rootइदम्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular
अभवत्became/was
अभवत्:
TypeVerb
Rootभू
FormImperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular
राजन्O king
राजन्:
TypeNoun
Rootराजन्
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
कालरात्रिःKālarātri (Night of Time; a fierce goddess)
कालरात्रिः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootकालरात्रि
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
गुणोत्तराexcellent/superior in qualities
गुणोत्तरा:
TypeAdjective
Rootगुणोत्तरा
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
एतत्this
एतत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootएतद्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
हयशिरःhorse-head
हयशिरः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootहयशिरस्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
कृत्वाhaving made
कृत्वा:
TypeVerb
Rootकृ
Formक्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Active
नानाvarious
नाना:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनाना
मूर्तिभिःwith forms
मूर्तिभिः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootमूर्ति
FormFeminine, Instrumental, Plural
आवृतम्covered/enveloped
आवृतम्:
TypeVerb
Rootआ-√वृ (वृञ्/वृ)
Formक्त (past passive participle), Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular
Speaker
वैशग्पायन उवाच
Characters & Entities
V
VaiśaṃpāyanaR
rājan (the king, i.e., Janamejaya in frame narrative)K
KālarātriVerse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Sandhi Notes