Shloka 30

Nāgendra–Brāhmaṇa Saṃvāda: Praśna-vidhi and Dharmic Approach on the Gomatī Riverbank

Devanagari script

अथ तौ दानवश्रेष्टी वेदान्‌ गृह सनातनान्‌ | रसां विविशतुस्तुर्णमुदक्पूर्वे महोदधौ,सनातन वेदोंका अपहरण करके वे दोनों श्रेष्ठ दानव उत्तर-पूर्ववर्ती महासागरमें घुस गये और तुरंत रसातलमें जा पहुँचे

Transliteration

atha tau dānavāśreṣṭhī vedān gṛhya sanātanān | rasāṃ viviśatuḥ tūrṇam udakpūrve mahodadhau ||

Translation

ତାପରେ ସେଇ ଦୁଇ ଦାନବଶ୍ରେଷ୍ଠ ସନାତନ ବେଦମାନଙ୍କୁ ନେଇ ଉତ୍ତର-ପୂର୍ବ ଦିଗର ମହାସାଗରରେ ଶୀଘ୍ର ପ୍ରବେଶ କଲେ ଏବଂ ତୁରନ୍ତ ରସା (ପାତାଳ ଅଞ୍ଚଳ)କୁ ଅବତରିଲେ। ଏହି ଘଟଣା ଦର୍ଶାଏ—ପବିତ୍ର ଜ୍ଞାନର ଅପହରଣ ଗୁରୁତର ଅପରାଧ; ତେଣୁ ଧର୍ମ ପୁନଃସ୍ଥାପନ ପାଇଁ ତାହାର ଅନ୍ୱେଷଣ, ପଛୁଆ ଧାଉଁ ଓ ପୁନଃସ୍ଥାପନ ଅନିବାର୍ୟ।

Word by Word

• अथ: then
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ

• तौ: those two
• तौ: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

• दानव-श्रेष्ठी: the two best among the Dānavas
• दानव-श्रेष्ठी: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: दानवश्रेष्ठिन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

• वेदान्: the Vedas
• वेदान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेद
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• गृह्य: having seized/taken
• Type: Verb
• Root: ग्रह्
• Form: Absolutive (Gerund), Parasmaipada

• सनातनान्: eternal, ancient
• सनातनान्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सनातन
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• रसाम्: Rasā (nether-region/underworld stream; by extension the netherworld)
• रसाम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: रसा
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• विविशतुः: the two entered
• Type: Verb
• Root: विश्
• Form: Perfect, Third, Dual, Parasmaipada

• तु: indeed/and/but
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• तूर्णम्: quickly
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तूर्ण

• उदक्-पूर्वे: in the north-eastern
• उदक्-पूर्वे: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उदक्पूर्व
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• महा-उदधौ: in the great ocean
• महा-उदधौ: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: महोदधि
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

Speaker

वैशग्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• वैशम्पायन (Vaiśaṃpāyana)
• दानव (Dānava) — two unnamed demon chiefs
• वेद (Vedas)
• महोदधि (the great ocean)
• रसाः/रसातल (Rasā/Rasātala, netherworld)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Sacred knowledge (the Vedas) is not merely information but a foundation of dharma; its theft or wrongful possession is portrayed as a cosmic offense that disrupts order and necessitates restoration by rightful guardians.

What is happening in the narrative?

Two leading Dānavas seize the eternal Vedas and flee by plunging into the great ocean in the north-east, quickly descending into Rasā/Rasātala (the underworld), setting up a pursuit or recovery of the stolen revelation.