Shloka 15

Kubera’s Arrival and the Disclosure of Agastya’s Curse

Vaiśaṃpāyana–Janamejaya Narrative

Devanagari script

देवाश्ष ऋषय: सिद्धा: पितरश्चापि राक्षस । गन्धर्वोरगरक्षांसि वयांसि पशवस्तथा

Transliteration

devāś ca ṛṣayaḥ siddhāḥ pitaraś cāpi rākṣasa | gandharvoragarakṣāṃsi vayāṃsi paśavas tathā ||

Translation

ਵੈਸ਼ੰਪਾਯਨ ਨੇ ਕਿਹਾ— “ਦੇਵਤੇ, ਰਿਸ਼ੀ, ਸਿੱਧ, ਪਿਤਰ; ਇਸੇ ਤਰ੍ਹਾਂ ਰਾਖਸ਼ਸ; ਗੰਧਰਵ, ਨਾਗ ਅਤੇ ਹੋਰ ਰੱਖਿਆਕ ਆਤਮਾਵਾਂ; ਪੰਛੀ ਅਤੇ ਪਸ਼ੂ ਵੀ— ਇਹ ਸਾਰੇ (ਜੀਵ-ਵਰਗ) ਇਸ ਮਾਮਲੇ ਨਾਲ ਜੁੜੇ ਹਨ।”

Word by Word

• devāḥ: gods
• devāḥ: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• ṛṣayaḥ: sages
• ṛṣayaḥ: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: ṛṣi
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• siddhāḥ: perfected beings
• siddhāḥ: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: siddha
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• pitaraḥ: manes/ancestors
• pitaraḥ: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: pitṛ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• ca: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca

• api: also/even
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api

• rākṣasāḥ: rākṣasas/demons
• rākṣasāḥ: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: rākṣasa
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• gandharvāḥ: gandharvas
• gandharvāḥ: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: gandharva
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• uragāḥ: serpents
• uragāḥ: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: uraga
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• rakṣāṃsi: demons/evil spirits
• rakṣāṃsi: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: rakṣas
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Plural

• vayāṃsi: birds
• vayāṃsi: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: vayas
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Plural

• paśavaḥ: beasts/animals
• paśavaḥ: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: paśu
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• tathā: likewise/so too
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Devas
• Ṛṣis
• Siddhas
• Pitṛs
• Rākṣasas
• Gandharvas
• Uraga/Nāgas
• Rakṣāṃsi
• Birds
• Animals