Shloka 3
Nīlakaṇṭha-nāmotpatti-kathana
Origin of the Epithet “Nīlakaṇṭha”
Devanagari script
प्रनष्टेषु तु दैत्येषु प्रहृष्टे तु शचीपतौ / अथाजग्मुः प्रभुं द्रष्टुं सर्वे देवाः सनातनम्
Transliteration
pranaṣṭeṣu tu daityeṣu prahṛṣṭe tu śacīpatau / athājagmuḥ prabhuṃ draṣṭuṃ sarve devāḥ sanātanam
Translation
प्रनष्टेषु दैत्येषु शचीपतिः प्रहृष्टः; अथ सर्वे देवाः सनातनं प्रभुं द्रष्टुम् आजग्मुः।
Word by Word
pranaṣṭeṣuwhen (they were) destroyed
pranaṣṭeṣu:
Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
TypeAdjective
Rootpra-naṣṭa (कृदन्त; √naś नश् + pra उपसर्ग)
FormLocative (7th/सप्तमी), Plural (बहुवचन), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग); भूतकृदन्त (क्त) used adjectivally
tubut/indeed
tu:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottu (अव्यय)
FormParticle (निपात), contrast/emphasis
daityeṣuamong the Daityas (demons)
daityeṣu:
Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootdaitya (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Plural (बहुवचन)
prahṛṣṭewhen (he was) delighted
prahṛṣṭe:
Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
TypeAdjective
Rootpra-hṛṣṭa (कृदन्त; √hṛṣ हृष् + pra उपसर्ग)
FormLocative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग); भूतकृदन्त (क्त) used adjectivally
tuand/indeed
tu:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottu (अव्यय)
FormParticle (निपात), contrast/emphasis
śacīpatauin Śacī’s lord (Indra)
śacīpatau:
Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootśacī-pati (प्रातिपदिक: śacī + pati)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (Śacīyāḥ patiḥ)
athathen
atha:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootatha (अव्यय)
FormAdverb/particle (निपात), sequence marker
ājagmuḥthey came
ājagmuḥ:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootā-√gam (धातु; गम्)
FormPerfect (लिट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Plural (बहुवचन); parasmaipada
prabhumthe Lord
prabhum:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootprabhu (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)
draṣṭumto see
draṣṭum:
Prayojana (प्रयोजन/उद्देश्य)
TypeVerb
Root√dṛś (धातु; दृश्)
FormInfinitive (तुमुन्), purpose
sarveall
sarve:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootsarva (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन); agrees with devāḥ
devāḥthe gods
devāḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootdeva (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन)
sanātanameternal
sanātanam:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootsanātana (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); agrees with prabhum