Shloka 68
अध्याय १६ — शङ्कर-उमा-वरदानम् तथा तण्डि-स्तुतिः (Śaṅkara–Umā Boon-Granting and Taṇḍi’s Hymn)
Devanagari script
ब्रह्मा शतक्रतुर्विष्णुर्विश्वेदेवा महर्षय: । न विदुस्त्वामिति ततस्तुष्ट: प्रोवाच तं शिव:
Translation
“ਬ੍ਰਹਮਾ, ਸ਼ਤਕ੍ਰਤੁ (ਇੰਦਰ), ਵਿਸ਼ਨੂ, ਵਿਸ਼੍ਵੇਦੇਵ ਅਤੇ ਮਹਰਿਸ਼ੀ ਵੀ ਤੁਹਾਨੂੰ ਯਥਾਰਥ ਰੂਪ ਵਿੱਚ ਨਹੀਂ ਜਾਣਦੇ”—ਇਹ ਸੁਣ ਕੇ ਭਗਵਾਨ ਸ਼ਿਵ ਬਹੁਤ ਪ੍ਰਸੰਨ ਹੋਏ ਅਤੇ ਤੰਡੀ ਨੂੰ ਬੋਲੇ।
Word by Word
ब्रह्माBrahmā
ब्रह्मा:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootब्रह्मन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
शतक्रतुःIndra (the hundred-sacrificer)
शतक्रतुः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootशतक्रतु
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
विष्णुःViṣṇu
विष्णुः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootविष्णु
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
विश्वेदेवाःthe Viśvedevas (all the gods as a class)
विश्वेदेवाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootविश्वेदेव
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
महर्षयःgreat sages
महर्षयः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootमहर्षि
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
नnot
न:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
विदुःknow
विदुः:
TypeVerb
Rootविद्
FormPerfect (Liṭ), Third, Plural, Parasmaipada
त्वाम्you
त्वाम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
Form—, Accusative, Singular
इतिthus
इति:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइति
ततःthen; therefore
ततः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootततः
तुष्टःpleased; satisfied
तुष्टः:
TypeAdjective
Rootतुष्ट
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
प्रोवाचsaid; spoke forth
प्रोवाच:
TypeVerb
Rootप्र + वच्
FormPerfect (Liṭ), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
तम्to him
तम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
शिवःŚiva
शिवः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootशिव
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
Speaker
वायुदेव उवाच
Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes