Shloka 7
Vyāsa’s Inquiry into Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Tapas and the Identification of Vidura with Dharma
Devanagari script
श्रद्धाभिजनवृद्धानां वेदवेदाड़रवेदिनाम् । धर्मज्ञानां पुराणानां वदतां विविधा: कथा:
Transliteration
śraddhābhijanavṛddhānāṃ vedavedāṅgaravavidinām | dharmajñānāṃ purāṇānāṃ vadatāṃ vividhāḥ kathāḥ ||
Translation
«От тех старцев, возвышенных верой и благородством рода, — сведущих в Ведах и ведангах, знающих дхарму и почитаемые Пураны, — исходили многие повествования, различного рода, произносимые людьми, ведающими закон.»
Word by Word
श्रद्धाof faith
श्रद्धा:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootश्रद्धा
FormFeminine, Genitive, Singular
अभिजनof noble birth
अभिजन:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootअभिजन
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
वृद्धानाम्of elders
वृद्धानाम्:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootवृद्ध
FormMasculine, Genitive, Plural
वेदof the Veda
वेद:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootवेद
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
वेदाङ्गof the Vedāṅgas (auxiliary sciences of the Veda)
वेदाङ्ग:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootवेदाङ्ग
FormNeuter, Genitive, Singular
रवेदिनाम्of those who know/are skilled (in recitation/knowledge)
रवेदिनाम्:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootरवेदिन्
FormMasculine, Genitive, Plural
धर्मof dharma
धर्म:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootधर्म
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
ज्ञानाम्of knowledges / of those who know
ज्ञानाम्:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootज्ञान
FormNeuter, Genitive, Plural
पुराणानाम्of the Purāṇas / of ancient lore
पुराणानाम्:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootपुराण
FormNeuter, Genitive, Plural
वदताम्of those speaking
वदताम्:
Adhikarana
TypeVerb
Rootवद्
Formशतृ (present active participle), Masculine, Genitive, Plural
विविधाःvarious
विविधाः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootविविध
FormFeminine, Nominative, Plural
कथाःstories, discourses
कथाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootकथा
FormFeminine, Nominative, Plural
Speaker
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Characters & Entities
V
VaiśampāyanaVerse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes