Shloka 11

Jājali–Tulādhāra-saṃvāda: Yajña, Vṛtti, and Ātma-tīrtha (जाजलि-तुलाधार-संवादः)

Devanagari script

तस्य तद्‌ वचन श्रुत्वा नारदो5थ तपोधन: । आख्यानमिदमाचष्ट पुत्रशोकापहं तदा,राजाका वह कथन सुनकर तपस्याके धनी नारदजीने उस समय उनसे यह प्राचीन इतिहास कहना आरम्भ किया, जो उनके पुत्रशोकको मिटानेवाला था

Transliteration

tasya tad vacanaṁ śrutvā nārado ’tha tapodhanaḥ | ākhyānam idam ācāṣṭa putraśokāpahaṁ tadā ||

Translation

राजाचे ते वचन ऐकून तपोधन नारदांनी त्याच वेळी पुत्रशोक हरून नेणारे हे आख्यान सांगण्यास आरंभ केला.

Word by Word

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

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• वचनम्: speech/words
• वचनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचन
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• श्रुत्वा: Adhikarana
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral), Non-finite

• नारदः: Narada
• नारदः: Karta
• Type: Noun (Proper)
• Root: नारद
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अथ: then/thereupon
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ

• तपोधनः: the ascetic rich in austerity
• तपोधनः: Karta
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: तपोधन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• आख्यानम्: narrative/story
• आख्यानम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: आख्यान
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Visheshana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• आचष्ट: told/related
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + चक्ष्
• Form: Imperfect (लङ्), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• पुत्रशोकापहम्: removing grief for a son
• पुत्रशोकापहम्: Visheshana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुत्रशोकापह
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• तदा: at that time
• तदा: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• Nārada
• Rājā (the king, unnamed in this verse)