Shloka 7

गालवस्य विषादः तथा विष्णुप्रयाणम्

Gālava’s Despair and Resolve to Seek Viṣṇu

Devanagari script

अत्राप्युदाहरन्तीममितिहासं पुरातनम्‌ । यथा निर्बन्धत: प्राप्तो गालवेन पराजय:

Transliteration

atrāpy udāharantīmam itihāsaṃ purātanam | yathā nirbandhataḥ prāpto gālavena parājayaḥ ||

Translation

अत्राप्युदाहरन्तीममितिहासं पुरातनम्। यथा निर्बन्धतः प्राप्तो गालवेन पराजयः॥

Word by Word

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र
• Form: indeclinable (place adverb)

• अपि: also/even
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि
• Form: indeclinable (particle)

• उदाहरन्ति: they cite/relate (as an example)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उद्-आ-हृ
• Form: present (lat), parasmaipada, 3rd person, plural

• इमम्: this
• इमम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: masculine, accusative, singular

• इतिहासम्: story/legend
• इतिहासम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: इतिहास
• Form: masculine, accusative, singular

• पुरातनम्: ancient/old
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुरातन
• Form: masculine, accusative, singular (agreeing with इतिहासम्)

• यथा: how/just as
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा
• Form: indeclinable (correlative)

• निर्बन्धतः: from insistence/through persistence
• निर्बन्धतः: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: निर्बन्ध
• Form: masculine, ablative, singular (used adverbially)

• प्राप्तः: obtained/reached; met with
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-आप्
• Form: past passive participle, masculine, nominative, singular

• गालवेन: by Galava
• गालवेन: Karana
• Type: Noun (proper name)
• Root: गालव
• Form: masculine, instrumental, singular

• पराजयः: defeat
• पराजयः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पराजय
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

Speaker

नारद उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Nārada
• Gālava