Shloka 22

Dhūpa–Dīpa–Bali Phala Praśna; Nahūṣa–Agastya–Bhṛgu Saṃvāda

Incense, Lamp, and Bali Offerings; the Nahūṣa Dialogue

Devanagari script

भूगुरुवाच पितामहनियोगेन भवन्तं सो5हमागत: । प्रतिकर्तु बलवति नहुषे दैवमोहिते

Transliteration

Bhṛgur uvāca: pitāmaha-niyogena bhavantaṃ so ’ham āgataḥ | pratikartuṃ balavati Nahuṣe daiva-mohite ||

Translation

ଭୃଗୁ କହିଲେ—ମୁନେ! ପିତାମହ ବ୍ରହ୍ମାଙ୍କ ଆଜ୍ଞାରେ ମୁଁ ଆପଣଙ୍କ ପାଖକୁ ଆସିଛି। ବଳବାନ୍ ନହୁଷ ଦୈବମୋହରେ ବିପଥଗାମୀ ହୋଇଛି; ଋଷିମାନଙ୍କ ଉପରେ କରାଯାଇଥିବା ଅତ୍ୟାଚାରର ଯଥୋଚିତ ପ୍ରତିକାର ନେବାର ସମୟ ଆଜି।

Word by Word

• भृगुः: Bhṛgu (the sage)
• भृगुः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भृगु
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• उवाच: said
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Perfect, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• पितामह: of the Grandfather (Brahmā)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितामह
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• नियोगेन: by the command/appointment
• नियोगेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: नियोग
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• भवन्तम्: you (honorific)
• भवन्तम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: भवत्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• सः: that (he)/I (emphatic: that very one)
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अहम्
• Form: Nominative, Singular

• आगतः: come/arrived
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-गम्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular, क्त (past passive participle)

• प्रतिकर्तुम्: to retaliate / to requite
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रति-कृ
• Form: तुमुन् (infinitive)

• बलवति: in/with respect to the powerful one
• बलवति: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बलवत्
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• नहुषे: in Nahusha
• नहुषे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: नहुष
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• दैव: by fate/divine influence
• दैव: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: दैव
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• मोहिते: deluded
• मोहिते: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मुह्
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular, क्त (past passive participle)

Speaker

अगस्त्य उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhṛgu
• Brahmā (Pitāmaha)
• Nahuṣa
• Agastya (addressee implied by 'bhavantam')
• Ṛṣis (sages; implied by context of oppression)