Shloka 51

Nāga-āyatana-darśana-pratīkṣā — The Brāhmaṇa’s Request and Waiting on the Gomatī

Devanagari script

को हि नाम भवेत्‌ तस्य तेजसा यशसा श्रिया । सदृशस्टत्रिषु लोकेषु ऋते धर्मात्मजौ युवाम्‌

Transliteration

ko hi nāma bhavet tasya tejasā yaśasā śriyā | sadṛśas triṣu lokeṣu ṛte dharmātmajau yuvām ||

Translation

Nārada berkata: “Siapakah yang dapat menyamai-Nya dalam cahaya keagungan, kemasyhuran, dan kemakmuran? Di tiga alam, tiada yang setara dengan-Nya—kecuali kamu berdua, putera-putera Dharma yang berjiwa benar.”

Word by Word

• कः: who
• कः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• हि: indeed/for
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि

• नाम: really/at all (emphatic particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम

• भवेत्: could be/would be
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू
• Form: Optative (Vidhi-lin), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

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

• तेजसा: by/with splendor, power
• तेजसा: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: तेजस्
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• यशसा: by/with fame
• यशसा: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: यशस्
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• श्रिया: by/with prosperity, glory
• श्रिया: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

• सदृशः: equal/similar
• सदृशः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सदृश
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• त्रिषु: in the three
• त्रिषु: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रि
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Locative, Plural

• लोकेषु: in the worlds
• लोकेषु: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Plural

• ऋते: except/without
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ऋते

• धर्मात्मजौ: the two sons of Dharma
• धर्मात्मजौ: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्मात्मज
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

• युवाम्: you two
• युवाम्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

Speaker

नारद उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Nārada
• Dharma (personified)
• the two sons of Dharma (dharmātmajau)
• the three worlds (trailokya)
• Śrī (goddess/fortune as a principle)