Shloka 12
ग्रहसंख्यावर्णनम् — ध्रुवस्य तपोबलात् ध्रुवस्थानप्राप्तिः
Devanagari script
उवाच प्राञ्जलिर्भूत्वा भगवन् वक्तुमर्हसि सर्वेषामुपरिस्थानं केन प्राप्स्यामि सत्तम
Transliteration
uvāca prāñjalirbhūtvā bhagavan vaktumarhasi sarveṣāmuparisthānaṃ kena prāpsyāmi sattama
Translation
Com as palmas unidas em reverência, ele disse: «Ó Bhagavān, digna-te instruir-me: por qual meio, ó melhor dos virtuosos, alcançarei a morada que está acima de todas?»
Word by Word
uvācasaid
uvāca:
prāñjaliḥwith joined palms (in supplication)
prāñjaliḥ:
bhūtvāhaving become/assuming (that posture)
bhūtvā:
bhagavanO Lord, O Blessed One
bhagavan:
vaktumto speak, to explain
vaktum:
arhasiyou are worthy/please deign
arhasi:
sarveṣāmof all (beings/conditions)
sarveṣām:
uparisthānamthe higher station, the state above
uparisthānam:
kenaby what (means)
kena:
prāpsyāmishall I attain/obtain
prāpsyāmi:
sattamaO best among the good/virtuous
sattama:
Speaker
An inquirer/disciple (within Suta’s narration)