Shloka 2

ययाति–दौहित्रसंवादः

Yayāti and the Grandsons: Discourse on Lokas, Dāna, and Satya

Devanagari script

देवलोकं ब्रह्मलोक॑ संचरन्‌ पुण्यकृद्‌ वशी । अवसत्‌ पृथिवीपालो दीर्घकालमिति श्रुति:,सुना जाता है कि पुण्यात्मा तथा जितेन्द्रिय राजा ययाति देवलोक और ब्रह्मलोकमें भ्रमण करते हुए वहाँ दीर्घकालतक रहे

Transliteration

devalokaṁ brahmalokaṁ sañcaran puṇyakṛd vaśī | avasat pṛthivīpālo dīrghakālam iti śrutiḥ ||

Translation

ਸੁਣਿਆ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ ਕਿ ਪੁੰਨਵਾਨ ਅਤੇ ਜਿਤੇੰਦ੍ਰੀ ਧਰਤੀਪਤੀ ਰਾਜਾ ਯਯਾਤੀ ਦੇਵਲੋਕ ਅਤੇ ਬ੍ਰਹਮਲੋਕ ਵਿੱਚ ਭਟਕਦਾ ਹੋਇਆ ਉੱਥੇ ਲੰਮੇ ਸਮੇਂ ਤੱਕ ਵੱਸਿਆ।

Word by Word

• देवलोकम्: the world of the gods (Devaloka)
• देवलोकम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवलोक
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• ब्रह्मलोकम्: the world of Brahmā (Brahmaloka)
• ब्रह्मलोकम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मलोक
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• संचरन्: wandering/moving about
• संचरन्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-चर्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular, Shatr (present active participle)

• पुण्यकृत्: doer of merit; virtuous
• पुण्यकृत्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुण्यकृत्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular, Quip (agent noun: doer/maker)

• वशी: self-controlled; master of senses
• वशी: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वशिन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अवसत्: dwelt; stayed
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव-वास्
• Form: Imperfect (Lan), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• पृथिवीपालः: the king; protector of the earth
• पृथिवीपालः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पृथिवीपाल
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• दीर्घकालम्: for a long time
• दीर्घकालम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: दीर्घकाल
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• इति: thus; so (quotative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति

• श्रुतिः: tradition; report; what is heard
• श्रुतिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रुति
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Devaloka
• Brahmaloka
• Pṛthivīpāla (the king)
• Yayāti (as identified in the accompanying Hindi gloss)