Shloka 46

Āṇīmāṇḍavya–Upākhyāna

The Account of Āṇīmāṇḍavya and the Birth of Vidura

Devanagari script

महीपतिरनिर्देश्यमाजिघ्रद्‌ गन्धमुत्तमम्‌ । तस्य प्रभवमन्विच्छन्‌ विचचार समन्तत:,वहाँ राजाको अवर्णनीय एवं परम उत्तम सुगन्धका अनुभव हुआ। वे उसके उद्गमस्थानका पता लगाते हुए सब ओर विचरने लगे

Transliteration

mahīpatir anirdeśyam ājighrad gandham uttamam | tasya prabhavam anvicchan vicacāra samantataḥ ||

Translation

ବୈଶମ୍ପାୟନ କହିଲେ—ରାଜା ଅବର୍ଣ୍ଣନୀୟ ଓ ପରମ ଉତ୍ତମ ସୁଗନ୍ଧ ଅନୁଭବ କଲେ। ତାହାର ଉତ୍ସ ଖୋଜିବାକୁ ସେ ସମସ୍ତ ଦିଗରେ ଘୁରିଲେ।

Word by Word

• महीपतिः: the king (lord of the earth)
• महीपतिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: महीपति
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अनिर्देश्यम्: indescribable
• अनिर्देश्यम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनिर्देश्य
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• आजिघ्रत्: smelled
• Type: Verb
• Root: घ्रा
• Form: Imperfect (Lan), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• गन्धम्: fragrance
• गन्धम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: गन्ध
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• उत्तमम्: excellent, supreme
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत्तम
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• तस्य: of it/of that (fragrance)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• प्रभवम्: origin, source
• प्रभवम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभव
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• अन्विच्छन्: seeking, searching for
• Type: Verb
• Root: अन्वेष्
• Form: शतृ (present active participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• विचचार: wandered, roamed
• Type: Verb
• Root: चर्
• Form: Perfect (Lit), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• समन्ततः: on all sides, all around
• समन्ततः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: समन्ततः

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• mahīpati (the king)
• gandha (fragrance)