Shloka 57
Śiva-nāmānukīrtana-prastāvaḥ
Prologue to the praise of Śiva and the Upamanyu testimony
Devanagari script
गोचारिणो<5थाश्मकुट्टा दन्तोलूखलिकास्तथा । मरीचिपा: फेनपाश्चव तथैव मृगचारिण:
Transliteration
gocāriṇo ’tha aśmakuṭṭā dantolūkhalikās tathā | marīcipāḥ phenapāś ca tathaiva mṛgacāriṇaḥ ||
Translation
केचिद् गोचारिणो गोसेवाव्रतपरायणाः सह गवां वसन्ति विचरन्ति च। केचिद् अश्मकुट्टाः पाषाणेन पिष्ट्वा भुञ्जते; केचिद् दन्तोलूखलिकाः दन्तैरेवोलूखलमुसलकार्यं कुर्वन्ति। केचिद् मरीचिपाः, केचिद् फेनपाः; तथैव बहवो मुनयो मृगचारिणो मृगैः सह विचरन्ति।
Word by Word
गोचारिणःcow-followers / those who move with cows
गोचारिणः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootगोचारिन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
अथand then / also
अथ:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअथ
अश्मकुट्टाःstone-pounders (those who crush food with stones)
अश्मकुट्टाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअश्मकुट्ट
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
दन्तोलूखलिकाःthose who use teeth as mortar-and-pestle
दन्तोलूखलिकाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootदन्तोलूखलिक
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
तथाthus / likewise
तथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा
मरीचिपाःray-drinkers (those who drink sunbeams)
मरीचिपाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootमरीचिप
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
फेनपाःfoam-drinkers
फेनपाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootफेनप
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
तथाlikewise
तथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा
एवindeed / just
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
मृगचारिणःdeer-followers / those who roam with deer
मृगचारिणः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootमृगचारिन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
Speaker
वासुदेव उवाच
Characters & Entities
V
Vāsudeva (Kṛṣṇa)C
cows (go)D
deer (mṛga)S
stone (aśman)M
mortar (ulūkhala)F
foam (phena)R
rays/sunbeams (marīci)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes