Shloka 6
प्रजापतयः देवगणाश्च दिशि-दिशि स्थिताः ऋषयः
Prajāpatis, Deva-Groups, and the Ṛṣis Assigned to the Directions
Devanagari script
मही महीजा: पवनो<न््तरिक्ष॑ जलौकसश्लैव जलं दिवं च । दिवौकसश्चापि यतः प्रसूता- स्तदुच्यतां मे भगवन् पुराणम्,भगवन्! पृथ्वी, पार्थिव पदार्थ, वायु, आकाश, जलजन्तु, जल, द्युलोक और देवता जिससे उत्पन्न होते हैं, वह पुरातन वस्तु क्या है? यह मुझे बताइये
Transliteration
bhīṣma uvāca |
mahī mahījāḥ pavano 'ntarikṣaṃ jalaukasaś caiva jalaṃ divaṃ ca |
divaukasaś cāpi yataḥ prasūtās tad ucyatāṃ me bhagavan purāṇam ||
Translation
ଭୀଷ୍ମ କହିଲେ—ଭଗବନ୍! ଯେ ପୁରାତନ ତତ୍ତ୍ୱରୁ ପୃଥିବୀ ଓ ପାର୍ଥିବ ପଦାର୍ଥ, ପବନ, ଅନ୍ତରିକ୍ଷ, ଜଳଚର ପ୍ରାଣୀ, ଜଳ, ଦ୍ୟୁଲୋକ ଏବଂ ଦ୍ୟୁଲୋକବାସୀ ଦେବତାମାନେ ଉତ୍ପନ୍ନ ହୁଅନ୍ତି—ସେ ଆଦିମ ମୂଳ କ’ଣ? ମୋତେ କହନ୍ତୁ।
Word by Word
महीearth
मही:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootमही
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
महीजाःearth-born beings (terrestrial creatures)
महीजाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootमहीज
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
पवनःwind
पवनः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootपवन
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
अन्तरिक्षम्mid-space, atmosphere
अन्तरिक्षम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअन्तरिक्ष
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
जलौकसःwater-dwellers (aquatic beings)
जलौकसः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootजलौकस्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
एवindeed, also
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
जलम्water
जलम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootजल
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
दिवम्heaven, sky
दिवम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootदिव
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
दिवौकसःheaven-dwellers (gods)
दिवौकसः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootदिवौकस्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
अपिalso, even
अपि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि
यतःfrom which, whence
यतः:
Apadana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयतस्
प्रसूताःborn, produced
प्रसूताः:
TypeVerb
Rootप्र-√सू (सू प्रसवे)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural, Past passive participle
तत्that (principle/thing)
तत्:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
उच्यताम्let it be told / may it be said
उच्यताम्:
TypeVerb
Root√वच् (वच् वक्तव्ये)
FormImperative, Passive, Third, Singular
मेto me
मे:
Sampradana
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
FormDative, Singular
भगवन्O venerable one / O Lord
भगवन्:
TypeNoun
Rootभगवत्
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
पुराणम्the ancient (primeval) [principle/story]
पुराणम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootपुराण
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Characters & Entities
B
BhishmaB
Bhagavan (addressed teacher/sage)E
Earth (mahī)W
Wind (pavana)A
Antariksha (mid-space)W
Water (jala)A
Aquatic beings (jalaukasaḥ)H
Heaven (diva)G
Gods (divaukasaḥ)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes