Shloka 17

Āśramamaṇḍala-darśana and Ṛṣi-samāgama

Observation of the Hermitage Precinct and the Assembly of Sages

Devanagari script

सौतिरुवाच एतच्छुत्वा द्विजश्रेष्ठात्‌स राजा जनमेजय: । पूजयामास तमृषिमनुमान्य पुनः पुनः,सौति कहते हैं--शौनक! विप्रवर आस्तीकके मुखसे यह बात सुनकर राजा जनमेजयने उन महर्षि व्यासका बार-बार पूजन और सत्कार किया

Transliteration

sautir uvāca etac chrutvā dvijaśreṣṭhāt sa rājā janamejayaḥ | pūjayāmāsa tam ṛṣim anumānya punaḥ punaḥ ||

Translation

Саути сказал: О Шаунака, услышав это от лучшего из дважды-рожденных — Астики, царь Джанамеджая вновь и вновь почитал того мудреца, оказывая ему уважение раз за разом.

Word by Word

• सूतिः: Sauti (the narrator)
• सूतिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूति
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Perfect, 3rd, Singular

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral)

• द्विजश्रेष्ठात्: from the best of the twice-born (brahmin)
• द्विजश्रेष्ठात्: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विजश्रेष्ठ
• Form: Masculine, Ablative, Singular

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• राजा: king
• राजा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• जनमेजयः: Janamejaya
• जनमेजयः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: जनमेजय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• पूजयामास: honoured / worshipped
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज्
• Form: Periphrastic Perfect (लिट्), 3rd, Singular

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• ऋषिम्: sage
• ऋषिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषि
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• अनुमान्य: having shown respect / having assented
• Type: Verb
• Root: अनु + मन्
• Form: ल्यप् (gerund/absolutive), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral)

• पुनः: again
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः

• पुनः: again
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः

Speaker

आस्तीक उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sauti (Ugraśravas)
• Śaunaka
• Āstīka
• Janamejaya
• Ṛṣi (sage; contextually the revered sage)