Shloka 45

Nāga-āyatana-darśana-pratīkṣā — The Brāhmaṇa’s Request and Waiting on the Gomatī

Devanagari script

अथ नारायणत्तत्र नारदं वाक्यमब्रवीत्‌

Transliteration

atha nārāyaṇas tatra nāradaṃ vākyam abravīt

Translation

Então, ali mesmo, Nārāyaṇa dirigiu palavras a Nārada—assinalando o início de uma instrução ou conselho deliberado no desenrolar do discurso.

Word by Word

• अथ: then/now
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ

• नारायणः: Narayana
• नारायणः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारायण
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र

• नारदम्: Narada
• नारदम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारद
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• वाक्यम्: speech/words
• वाक्यम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाक्य
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• अब्रवीत्: said/spoke
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू
• Form: Imperfect (Lan), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Nārāyaṇa
• Nārada