Shloka 60

Nāgendra–Brāhmaṇa Saṃvāda: Praśna-vidhi and Dharmic Approach on the Gomatī Riverbank

Devanagari script

अथ किंचिदपश्यन्तौ दानवौ मधुकैटभौ । पुनराजम्मतुस्तत्र वेगितौ पश्यतां च तो

Transliteration

atha kiñcid apaśyantau dānavau madhukaiṭabhau | punar ājagmatustatra vegitau paśyatāṃ ca tau ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana berkata: Kemudian, setelah tidak melihat apa-apa yang penting, dua Dānava, Madhu dan Kaiṭabha, segera berpatah balik ke tempat itu juga dengan tergesa-gesa, meskipun sedang diperhatikan.

Word by Word

• अथ: then
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ

• किञ्चित्: something, anything
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: किञ्चित्

• अपश्यन्तौ: they two saw
• Type: Verb
• Root: पश्य्
• Form: लङ् (imperfect), परस्मैपदम्, 3, dual

• दानवौ: the two demons (Danavas)
• दानवौ: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: दानव
• Form: masculine, nominative, dual

• मधुकैटभौ: Madhu and Kaitabha
• मधुकैटभौ: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: मधु + कैटभ
• Form: masculine, nominative, dual

• पुनः: again
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः

• आजग्मतुः: they two came/returned
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम्
• Form: लिट् (perfect), परस्मैपदम्, 3, dual

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र

• वेगितौ: swift, impetuous
• वेगितौ: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वेगित
• Form: masculine, nominative, dual

• पश्यताम्: of (those) watching
• Type: Verb
• Root: पश्य्
• Form: शतृ (present active participle), masculine/neuter, genitive, plural

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

• तौ: those two
• तौ: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: masculine, nominative, dual

Speaker

वैशग्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśaṃpāyana
• Madhu
• Kaiṭabha
• Dānava