Shloka 70
Āścarya-kathana: Brāhmaṇa–Nāga Dialogue on Sūrya (Vivasvat) and the ‘Second Sun’ Phenomenon
Devanagari script
अत्रापि स विजानाति पुरुष ब्रह्म॒वित्तमम् । नारायणपरो मोक्षस्ततो वै सात्त्विक: स्मृत:
Translation
अत्रापि स विजानाति ब्रह्मवित्तमं नरः। नारायणपरः मोक्षः ततो वै सात्त्विकः स्मृतः॥
Word by Word
अत्रhere
अत्र:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअत्र
अपिalso/even
अपि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि
सःhe
सः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
विजानातिknows clearly
विजानाति:
TypeVerb
Rootवि + ज्ञा
FormPresent, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
पुरुषःa man/person
पुरुषः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootपुरुष
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
ब्रह्मवित्तमम्the best knower of Brahman/Veda
ब्रह्मवित्तमम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootब्रह्मविद्-तम (ब्रह्म + विद् + तमप्)
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
नारायणपरःhaving Nārāyaṇa as the highest/being devoted to Nārāyaṇa
नारायणपरः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootनारायण-पर
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
मोक्षःliberation
मोक्षः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootमोक्ष
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
ततःtherefore/from that
ततः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootततः
वैindeed
वै:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवै
सात्त्विकःsāttvika (of the quality of sattva)
सात्त्विकः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootसात्त्विक
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
स्मृतःis considered/remembered (as)
स्मृतः:
TypeVerb
Rootस्मृ (क्त)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular, Passive (past participle)
Speaker
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes