Shloka 13

बक-गौतमाख्यानम् / The Baka–Gautama Account

On Gratitude and Friendship Ethics

Devanagari script

सो5सृजद्‌ वातमर्ग्निं च भास्करं चापि वीर्यवान्‌ । आकाशमस्‌जच्चोर्ध्वमधो भूमिं च नै#ऋतीम्‌,उन शक्तिशाली पितामहने वायु, अग्नि और सूर्यकी सृष्टि की। आकाश, ऊपर, नीचे, भूमि तथा राक्षससमूहकी भी रचना की

Transliteration

so ’sṛjad vātaṃ vahniṃ ca bhāskaraṃ cāpi vīryavān | ākāśam asṛjac cordhvam adho bhūmiṃ ca nairṛtīm ||

Translation

Бхишма сказал: «Могучий Прародитель породил ветер, огонь и солнце. Он также сотворил небо, области вверху и внизу, землю и существ класса Найррита (ракшасов)».

Word by Word

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

• असृजत्: created, produced
• Type: Verb
• Root: सृज्
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• वातम्: wind
• वातम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वात
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• अग्निम्: fire
• अग्निम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्नि
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

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

• भास्करम्: the sun
• भास्करम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: भास्कर
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

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

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

• वीर्यवान्: powerful, mighty
• वीर्यवान्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वीर्यवत्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• आकाशम्: sky, space
• आकाशम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: आकाश
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• असृजत्: created, produced
• Type: Verb
• Root: सृज्
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

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

• ऊर्ध्वम्: above, upwards
• ऊर्ध्वम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ऊर्ध्व

• अधः: below, downwards
• अधः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अधस्

• भूमिम्: earth, ground
• भूमिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूमि
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

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

• नैऋतीम्: the (south-)western quarter / Nairṛtī (direction/power)
• नैऋतीम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: नैऋती
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• Prajāpati (the Progenitor/Creator, implied by context)
• Vāta (Wind)
• Agni (Fire)
• Bhāskara (Sun)
• Ākāśa (Sky/Space)
• Bhūmi (Earth)
• Nairṛtas (rākṣasa class)