Shloka 19

Chapter 2: Sudarśana Upākhyāna — Atithi-Dharma and the Conquest of Mṛtyu

Gṛhastha-Vrata

Devanagari script

तस्यां जज्ञे तदा नद्यां कन्या राजीवलोचना । नाम्ना सुदर्शना राजन्‌ रूपेण च सुदर्शना

Transliteration

tasyāṃ jajñe tadā nadyāṃ kanyā rājīvalocanā | nāmnā sudarśanā rājan rūpeṇa ca sudarśanā ||

Translation

Bhīṣma disse: “Naquele rio, então, nasceu uma donzela de olhos como lótus. Ó rei, foi chamada Sudarśanā; e também em sua aparência era verdadeiramente ‘Sudarśanā’—bela e auspiciosa de se ver.”

Word by Word

• तस्याम्: in that (river)
• तस्याम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Feminine, Locative, Singular

• जज्ञे: was born
• जज्ञे: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन्
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• तदा: then
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा

• नद्याम्: in the river
• नद्याम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: नदी
• Form: Feminine, Locative, Singular

• कन्या: a maiden/daughter
• कन्या: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कन्या
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• राजीव-लोचना: lotus-eyed
• Type: Adjective
• Root: राजीवलोचना
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• नाम्ना: by name
• नाम्ना: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: नामन्
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• सुदर्शना: Sudarsanā (name)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुदर्शना
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• राजन्: O king
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• रूपेण: by form/appearance
• रूपेण: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: रूप
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• सुदर्शना: beautiful/pleasant to behold
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुदर्शना
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• King (rājan, addressee)
• Sudarśanā
• a river (nadī)