Shloka 14

Uttarā-diśā Māhātmya — Suparṇa’s Praise of the Northern Quarter

Suparṇa–Gālava Saṃvāda

Devanagari script

अत्र वायुस्तथा वह्लिराप: खं चापि गालव । अलह्रिकं चैव नैशं च दु:खं स्पर्श विमुड्चति,गालव! वायु, अग्नि, जल और आकाश--ये सब इस दिशामें रात्रि और दिनके दुःखदायी स्पर्शका परित्याग करते हैं (अर्थात्‌ यहाँ इनका स्पर्श सदा सुखद ही होता है)

Transliteration

atra vāyus tathā vahnir āpaḥ khaṃ cāpi gālava | alahrikaṃ caiva naiśaṃ ca duḥkhaṃ sparśaṃ vimuñcati ||

Translation

Disse Yuparṇa: «Aqui, ó Gālava, o vento, o fogo, a água e até o espaço—todos rejeitam o toque doloroso que vem de noite e de dia. Nesta região, seu contato não causa aflição, mas é, por natureza, suavemente consolador.»

Word by Word

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र

• वायुः: wind
• वायुः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वायु
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तथा: and likewise
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• वह्निः: fire
• वह्निः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वह्नि
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• आपः: waters
• आपः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अप्
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural

• खम्: sky/space
• खम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: ख
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

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

• अपि: also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

• गालव: O Galava
• Type: Noun
• Root: गालव
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• अलह्रिकम्: daytime (diurnal) / of the day
• अलह्रिकम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अलह्रिक
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

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

• एव: indeed/just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• नैशम्: nightly / of the night
• नैशम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नैश
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

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

• दुःखम्: painful
• दुःखम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुःख
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• स्पर्शम्: touch/contact
• स्पर्शम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्पर्श
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• विमुञ्चति: releases/abandons
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + मुच्
• Form: Present, Indicative, Third, Singular

• गालव: O Galava
• Type: Noun
• Root: गालव
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

युपर्ण उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Yuparṇa
• Gālava
• Vāyu (wind)
• Vahni/Agni (fire)
• Āpaḥ (water)
• Kha/Ākāśa (space/sky)