Shloka 17

Nāga-āyatana-darśana-pratīkṣā — The Brāhmaṇa’s Request and Waiting on the Gomatī

Devanagari script

सर्वाश्रमाभिगमन सर्वतीर्थावगाहनम्‌ । न तथा फलदं चापि नारायणकथा यथा,सम्पूर्ण ऋषि-आश्रमोंकी यात्रा करना और समस्त तीर्थोमें स्नान करना भी वैसा फल देनेवाला नहीं है, जैसा कि भगवान्‌ नारायणकी कथा प्रदान करती है

Transliteration

sarvāśramābhigamanaṁ sarvatīrthāvagāhanam | na tathā phaladaṁ cāpi nārāyaṇakathā yathā ||

Translation

जनमेजय उवाच— सर्वाश्रमाभिगमनं सर्वतीर्थावगाहनम्। न तथा फलदं चापि नारायणकथा यथा॥

Word by Word

• सर्व: all
• सर्व: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• आश्रम: hermitages/āśramas
• आश्रम: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: आश्रम
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• अभिगमनम्: going to/visiting
• अभिगमनम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अभि-गम्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• सर्व: all
• सर्व: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• तीर्थ: pilgrimage places/holy fords
• तीर्थ: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• अवगाहनम्: bathing/immersion
• अवगाहनम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अव-गाह्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• तथा: so/thus; in that way
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• फलदम्: fruit-giving; yielding results
• फलदम्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: फलद
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• च: and/also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• अपि: even/also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

• नारायणकथा: the कथा (narrative) of Nārāyaṇa
• नारायणकथा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारायण-कथा
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• यथा: as/like; in the manner that
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा

Speaker

जनमेजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Janamejaya
• Nārāyaṇa
• āśramas (ṛṣi-hermitages)
• tīrthas (pilgrimage fords)