Shloka 2

सत्य–अनृत, प्रकाश–तमस्, स्वर्ग–नरक विवेचनम्

Truth and Untruth as Light and Darkness; Svarga and Naraka as Ethical Consequences

Devanagari script

ससागर: सगगन: सशैल: सबलाहकः । सभूमि: साग्निपवनो लोको<यं केन निर्मित:,समुद्र, आकाश, पर्वत, मेघ, भूमि, अग्नि और वायुसहित इस संसारका किसने निर्माण किया है?

Transliteration

sa-sāgaraḥ sa-gaganaḥ sa-śailaḥ sa-balāhakaḥ | sa-bhūmiḥ sāgni-pavano loko 'yaṁ kena nirmitaḥ ||

Translation

Юдхиштхира спросил: «Этот мир — вместе с океанами, небом, горами, облаками, землёй, а также огнём и ветром — кем создан?»

Word by Word

• ससागरः: having the ocean
• ससागरः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ससागर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सगगनः: having the sky
• सगगनः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सगगन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सशैलः: having mountains
• सशैलः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सशैल
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सबलाहकः: having clouds
• सबलाहकः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सबलाहक
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सभूमिः: having the earth
• सभूमिः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सभूमि
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• साग्निपवनः: having fire and wind
• साग्निपवनः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: साग्निपवन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• लोकः: world
• लोकः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अयम्: this
• अयम्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• केन: by whom? / with what agency?
• केन: Karana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: किम्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• निर्मितः: made/created
• निर्मितः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: निर्मित
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular, Passive (past participle)

Speaker

युधिछिर उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Yudhiṣṭhira
• sāgara (ocean)
• gagana (sky)
• śaila (mountains)
• balāhaka (clouds)
• bhūmi (earth)
• agni (fire)
• pavana (wind)
• loka (world)