Shloka 5
Pātāla-varṇana (Nārada’s Description of the Netherworld) / पातालवर्णनम्
Devanagari script
अहं ते सर्वमाख्यास्थे दर्शयन् वसुधातलम् । दृष्टवा तत्र वरं कंचिद् रोचयिष्याव मातले,“मैं तुम्हें पृथ्वीके नीचेके लोकोंको दिखाते हुए वहाँकी सब वस्तुओंका परिचय दूँगा। मातले! वहाँ हम दोनों किसी योग्य वरको देखकर पसंद करेंगे”
Transliteration
ahaṃ te sarvam ākhyāsthe darśayan vasudhātalam | dṛṣṭvā tatra varaṃ kaṃcid rocayiṣyāva mātale ||
Translation
ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਧਰਤੀ ਦੇ ਹੇਠਲੇ ਲੋਕ ਵਿਖਾਂਦਾ ਹੋਇਆ ਉੱਥੇ ਦੀ ਹਰ ਚੀਜ਼ ਦਾ ਪਰਚਾ ਦਿਆਂਗਾ। ਹੇ ਮਾਤਲੀ! ਉੱਥੇ ਕੋਈ ਯੋਗ ਵਰ ਵੇਖ ਕੇ ਅਸੀਂ ਦੋਵੇਂ ਉਸ ਨੂੰ ਚੁਣਾਂਗੇ।
Word by Word
अहम्I
अहम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअस्मद्
Form—, Nominative, Singular
तेto you
ते:
Sampradana
TypeNoun
Rootयुष्मद्
Form—, Dative, Singular
सर्वम्everything
सर्वम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्व
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
आख्यास्येI will tell/explain
आख्यास्ये:
TypeVerb
Rootआ-ख्या (धातु: ख्या)
FormSimple Future (Luṭ), 1st, Singular, Parasmaipada
तेto you
ते:
Sampradana
TypeNoun
Rootयुष्मद्
Form—, Dative, Singular
दर्शयन्showing
दर्शयन्:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootदर्शयत् (causative present participle of √दृश्)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
वसुधा-तलम्the surface/ground of the earth
वसुधा-तलम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवसुधातल
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
दृष्ट्वाhaving seen
दृष्ट्वा:
TypeVerb
Rootदृष्ट्वा (absolutive of √दृश्)
Form—, —, —
तत्रthere
तत्र:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतत्र
वरम्a suitable bridegroom / excellent man
वरम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवर
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
कञ्चित्some (one)
कञ्चित्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootकिम् (कश्चित्)
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
रोचयिष्यावwe two will choose/approve
रोचयिष्याव:
TypeVerb
Rootरोचयिष्य (causative future stem of √रुच्)
FormSimple Future (Luṭ), 1st, Dual, Parasmaipada
मातलेO Mātali
मातले:
TypeNoun
Rootमातलि
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
Speaker
कण्व उवाच
Characters & Entities
क
कण्व (Kaṇva)म
मातलि (Mātali)व
वसुधातल (vasudhātala: earth/ground; subterranean regions implied)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes