Shloka 8

Adhyāya 348: Nāga–Nīgabhāryā Saṃvāda on Anger, Hope, and Ethical Response

Devanagari script

य एष गुरुरस्माकमृषिर्गन्धवतीसुत:,तात! ये जो हमलोगोंके गुरु गन्धवतीपुत्र महर्षि व्यास बैठे हैं, इन्होंने ही भगवान्‌के परम उत्तम अविनाशी माहात्म्यका वर्णन किया है। निष्पाप! उन्हींसे मैंने यह सब सुना है और मेरेद्वारा तुमको भी कहा गया है

Transliteration

vaiśampāyana uvāca | ya eṣa gurur asmākam ṛṣir gandhavatī-sutaḥ, tāta | sa eva bhagavataḥ paramottamam avināśi māhātmyam varṇitavān | niṣpāpa! tasyaiva mukhāt mayā etat sarvaṃ śrutam, mayā ca tubhyam api kathitam |

Translation

ବୈଶମ୍ପାୟନ କହିଲେ—ତାତ! ଏହି ଯେ ଆମ ଗୁରୁ, ଗନ୍ଧବତୀ-ପୁତ୍ର ମହର୍ଷି ବ୍ୟାସ, ସେଇ ଭଗବାନଙ୍କର ପରମ ଉତ୍ତମ ଓ ଅବିନାଶୀ ମାହାତ୍ମ୍ୟ ବର୍ଣ୍ଣନା କରିଛନ୍ତି। ନିଷ୍ପାପ! ମୁଁ ଏ ସବୁ ତାଙ୍କଠାରୁ ଶୁଣିଛି ଏବଂ ତୁମକୁ ମଧ୍ୟ କହିଛି।

Word by Word

• यः: who
• यः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• एषः: this (here)
• एषः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• गुरुः: teacher, preceptor
• गुरुः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुरु
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अस्माकम्: of us, our
• अस्माकम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: —, Genitive, Plural

• ऋषिः: seer, sage
• ऋषिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषि
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• गन्धवती: Gandhavatī (name)
• गन्धवती: Adhikarana
• Type: ProperNoun
• Root: गन्धवती
• Form: Feminine, —, —

• सुतः: son
• सुतः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुत
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तात: dear one, son (voc.)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तात
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Vyāsa (Kṛṣṇa Dvaipāyana)
• Gandhavatī/Satyavatī
• Bhagavān (the Lord)