Shloka 4
अश्वशिरो-आख्यानम्
Aśvaśiras / Hayaśiras Narrative: Retrieval of the Vedas
Devanagari script
देवतानां च को देव: पितृणां च पिता तथा । तस्मात् परतरं यच्च तनमे ब्रूहि पितामह,देवताओंका भी देवता और पितरोंका भी पिता कौन है? अथवा उससे भी श्रेष्ठ तत्त्व क्या है? पितामह! इन सब बातोंको आप मुझे बताइये
Transliteration
devatānāṃ ca ko devaḥ pitṝṇāṃ ca pitā tathā | tasmāt parataraṃ yac ca tan me brūhi pitāmaha ||
Translation
యుధిష్ఠిరుడు అడిగాడు—దేవతలకూ దేవుడు ఎవరు? పితృదేవతలకూ తండ్రి ఎవరు? ఇంకా దానికన్నా ఉన్నతమైన పరతత్త్వం ఏది? పితామహా, ఇవన్నీ నాకు చెప్పండి।
Word by Word
देवतानाम्of the deities
देवतानाम्:
Sambandha
TypeNoun
Rootदेवता
FormFeminine, Genitive, Plural
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
कःwho?
कः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootकिम्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
देवःgod
देवः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootदेव
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
पितॄणाम्of the Pitṛs (manes/ancestors)
पितॄणाम्:
Sambandha
TypeNoun
Rootपितृ
FormMasculine, Genitive, Plural
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
पिताfather
पिता:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootपितृ
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
तथाlikewise/also
तथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा
तस्मात्from that; than that
तस्मात्:
Apadana
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Ablative, Singular
परतरम्higher/superior (still)
परतरम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootपरतर
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular
यत्which/whatever
यत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
तत्that
तत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
मेto me / for me
मे:
Sampradana
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
FormDative/Genitive, Singular
ब्रूहिtell (you)
ब्रूहि:
TypeVerb
Rootब्रू (ब्रवीति)
FormImperative, Second, Singular, Parasmaipada
पितामहO grandsire
पितामह:
Sambodhana
TypeNoun
Rootपितामह
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
Speaker
युधिछिर उवाच
Characters & Entities
Y
YudhiṣṭhiraP
Pitāmaha (Bhīṣma)D
Devatāḥ (the gods)P
Pitṛs (ancestors)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes