Shloka 44

Āścarya-kathana: Brāhmaṇa–Nāga Dialogue on Sūrya (Vivasvat) and the ‘Second Sun’ Phenomenon

Devanagari script

अण्डजे जन्मनि पुनर्ब्रद्मणे हरियोनये । एष धर्म: समुद्‌्भूतो नारायणमुखात्‌ पुन:

Transliteration

Vaiśampāyana uvāca: aṇḍaje janmani punar brahmaṇe hari-yonaye | eṣa dharmaḥ samudbhūto nārāyaṇa-mukhāt punaḥ ||

Translation

ବୈଶମ୍ପାୟନ କହିଲେ—ହରି-ଯୋନି ବ୍ରହ୍ମା ଯେତେବେଳେ ଅଣ୍ଡଜ ଜନ୍ମ ପୁଣି ଧାରଣ କଲେ, ସେତେବେଳେ ଏହି ଧର୍ମ ନାରାୟଣଙ୍କ ମୁଖରୁ ପୁନଃ ପ୍ରକଟ ହେଲା।

Word by Word

• अण्डजे: in the egg-born (state/birth)
• अण्डजे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अण्डज
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• जन्मनि: in (the) birth
• जन्मनि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: जन्मन्
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

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

• ब्रह्मणे: to Brahmā / for Brahmā
• ब्रह्मणे: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन्
• Form: Masculine, Dative, Singular

• हरि-योनये: to the one whose source/womb is Hari
• हरि-योनये: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरियोनि
• Form: Feminine, Dative, Singular

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

• धर्मः: dharma / law
• धर्मः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्म
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• समुद्भूतः: arisen / originated
• Type: Adjective
• Root: समुद्भूत
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• नारायण-मुखात्: from the mouth of Nārāyaṇa
• नारायण-मुखात्: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारायणमुख
• Form: Neuter, Ablative, Singular

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

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Brahmā
• Hari (Viṣṇu)
• Nārāyaṇa
• Dharma