Shloka 3
Nimivaṃśānukīrtana (Genealogical Recitation of the Nimi Line) — with Atri–Soma Origin Motif
Devanagari script
सुदुश्चरं नाम तपो येन तप्तं महात्पुरा / त्रीणि वर्षसहस्राणि दिव्यानीति हि नः श्रुतम्
Transliteration
suduścaraṃ nāma tapo yena taptaṃ mahātpurā / trīṇi varṣasahasrāṇi divyānīti hi naḥ śrutam
Translation
ସେ ମହାତ୍ମା ପୂର୍ବେ ‘ସୁଦୁଶ୍ଚର’ ନାମକ ଅତ୍ୟନ୍ତ ଦୁର୍ଲଭ ତପ କରିଥିଲେ; ଆମେ ଶୁଣିଛୁ ଯେ ତାହା ତିନି ହଜାର ଦିବ୍ୟ ବର୍ଷ ପର୍ଯ୍ୟନ୍ତ ଚାଲିଥିଲା।
Word by Word
su-duścaramvery difficult to perform
su-duścaram:
Visheshana (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootsu-duścara (प्रातिपदिक; su + duścara)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying tapaḥ)
nāmanamely
nāma:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootnāma (अव्यय/निपात)
Formअव्यय, नाम-निपातः (as it were/namely)
tapaḥausterity
tapaḥ:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Roottapas (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्म (object with taptaṃ)
yenaby which
yena:
Karana (करण)
TypeNoun
Rootyad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; करण (instrumental relative)
taptamwas practised
taptam:
Karma (कर्म; predicate participle)
TypeVerb
Roottap (धातु)
Formक्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मणि—‘performed/undertaken’ (agreeing with tapaḥ)
mahatāby the great (one)
mahatā:
Karana (करण)
TypeAdjective
Rootmahat (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुं/नपुंसक, तृतीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम्/करण (with purā)
purāformerly
purā:
Kala (काल/temporal)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootpurā (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय, कालवाचक (temporal adverb)
trīṇithree
trīṇi:
Visheshana (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Roottri (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन; संख्याविशेषणम् (qualifying varṣasahasrāṇi)
varṣa-sahasrāṇithousands of years
varṣa-sahasrāṇi:
Kala (काल/measure)
TypeNoun
Rootvarṣa-sahasra (प्रातिपदिक; varṣa + sahasra)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन; प्रमाण (measure of time)
divyānidivine
divyāni:
Visheshana (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootdivya (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying varṣasahasrāṇi)
itithus
iti:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/quotative marker)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootiti (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय, इति-शब्दः (quotative)
hiindeed
hi:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
TypeIndeclinable
Roothi (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय, निपातः (indeed/for)
naḥby us / our
naḥ:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootasmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formषष्ठी (genitive) बहुवचन; सम्बन्ध—‘of us/our’
śrutamhas been heard
śrutam:
Kriya (क्रिया; impersonal predicate)
TypeVerb
Rootśru (धातु)
Formक्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मणि—‘has been heard’ (impersonal)