Shloka 9
अश्वशिरो-आख्यानम्
Aśvaśiras / Hayaśiras Narrative: Retrieval of the Vedas
Devanagari script
कृते युगे महाराज पुरा स्वायम्भुवे<न्तरे । नरो नारायणश्चैव हरि: कृष्ण: स्वयम्भुव:,महाराज! स्वायम्भुव मन्वन्तरके सत्ययुगमें उन स्वयम्भू भगवान् वासुदेवके चार अवतार हुए थे, जिनके नाम इस प्रकार हैं--नर, नारायण, हरि और कृष्ण
Transliteration
kṛte yuge mahārāja purā svāyambhuve ’ntare | naro nārāyaṇaś caiva hariḥ kṛṣṇaḥ svayambhuvaḥ ||
Translation
ଭୀଷ୍ମ କହିଲେ—ମହାରାଜ, କୃତଯୁଗରେ, ପୁରାତନ ସ୍ୱାୟମ୍ଭୁବ ମନ୍ୱନ୍ତର ସମୟରେ, ସ୍ୱୟଂଭୂ ଭଗବାନ ବାସୁଦେବ ଚାରିଟି ପ୍ରସିଦ୍ଧ ରୂପରେ ପ୍ରକଟ ହେଲେ—ନର, ନାରାୟଣ, ହରି ଓ କୃଷ୍ଣ—ଧର୍ମ ସ୍ଥାପନା ଓ ରକ୍ଷା ପାଇଁ।
Word by Word
कृतेin the Kṛta (Satya) age
कृते:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootकृत (युग-विशेषे)
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
युगेin the age
युगे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootयुग
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
महाराजO great king
महाराज:
TypeNoun
Rootमहाराज
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
पुराformerly, in ancient times
पुरा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपुरा
स्वायम्भुवेin the Svāyambhuva (Manu-period)
स्वायम्भुवे:
Adhikarana
TypeAdjective
Rootस्वायम्भुव
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
अन्तरेin the interval/period (i.e., manvantara)
अन्तरे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootअन्तर
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
नरःNara
नरः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootनर
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
नारायणःNārāyaṇa
नारायणः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootनारायण
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
एवindeed, also
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
हरिःHari
हरिः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootहरि
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
कृष्णःKṛṣṇa
कृष्णः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootकृष्ण
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
स्वयम्भुवःSvayambhū (self-existent; epithet/name)
स्वयम्भुवः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootस्वयम्भुव
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Characters & Entities
B
BhīṣmaM
Mahārāja (Yudhiṣṭhira)K
Kṛta Yuga (Satya Yuga)S
Svāyambhuva ManvantaraN
NaraN
NārāyaṇaH
HariK
KṛṣṇaS
Svayambhū (the Self-born Lord)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes