Shloka 15

Droṇa-parva Adhyāya 53: Arjuna’s Jayadratha-vadha Pratijñā and Droṇa’s Protective Vyūha (शकटा-पद्म व्यूहः)

Devanagari script

नारद उवाच श्रुत्वा हि वचन देव: प्रजानां हितकारणे | तेज: संधारयामास पुनरेवान्तरात्मनि,नारदजी कहते हैं--राजन्‌! प्रजाके हितके लिये महादेवका यह वचन सुनकर भगवान्‌ ब्रह्माने पुन: अपनी अन्तरात्मामें ही उस तेज (क्रोध)-को धारण कर लिया

Transliteration

nārada uvāca: śrutvā hi vacanaṃ devaḥ prajānāṃ hitakāraṇe | tejaḥ saṃdhārayāmāsa punar evāntarātmani ||

Translation

ନାରଦ କହିଲେ—ପ୍ରଜାମାନଙ୍କ ହିତ ପାଇଁ କହାଯାଇଥିବା ସେହି କଥା ଶୁଣି ଦେବ ବ୍ରହ୍ମା ନିଜର ଜ୍ୱଳନ୍ତ ତେଜ—ଉଦ୍ଭୂତ କ୍ରୋଧକୁ—ସଂଯମ କରି ପୁନର୍ବାର ନିଜ ଅନ୍ତରାତ୍ମାରେ ଧାରଣ କଲେ।

Word by Word

• नारदः: Narada
• नारदः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारद
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• उवाच: said
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Perfect (Paroksha-bhuta), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु
• Form: Absolutive (Ktva), Active

• हि: indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि

• वचनम्: word, speech
• वचनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचन
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• देवः: the god (the lord)
• देवः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• प्रजानाम्: of the creatures/subjects
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रजा
• Form: Feminine, Genitive, Plural

• हितकारणे: in/for the cause of welfare
• हितकारणे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: हितकारण
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• तेजः: splendor; fiery energy
• तेजः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: तेजस्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• संधारयामास: held back, restrained, bore
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-धृ
• Form: Periphrastic Perfect (Liṭ periphrastic), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

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

• एव: indeed, just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• अन्तरात्मनि: in the inner self
• अन्तरात्मनि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्तरात्मन्
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

Speaker

नारद उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Nārada
• Brahmā
• Mahādeva (Śiva)