Shloka 17

ग्रहसंख्यावर्णनम् — ध्रुवस्य तपोबलात् ध्रुवस्थानप्राप्तिः

Devanagari script

इत्युक्तः स मुनिः श्रीमान् प्रहसन्न् इदम् अब्रवीत् राजपुत्र शृणुष्वेदं स्थानमुत्तममाप्स्यसि

Transliteration

ityuktaḥ sa muniḥ śrīmān prahasann idam abravīt rājaputra śṛṇuṣvedaṃ sthānamuttamamāpsyasi

Translation

เมื่อถูกกล่าวเช่นนั้น ฤๅษีผู้ทรงสิริยิ้มแล้วกล่าวว่า “โอ ราชกุมาร จงฟังสิ่งนี้เถิด; ด้วยสิ่งนี้เจ้าจักบรรลุแดนสูงสุด”

Word by Word

• इति-उक्तः: thus spoken to/thus addressed

• सः: he

• मुनिः: sage

• श्रीमान्: illustrious, venerable

• प्रहसन्: smiling, gently laughing

• इदम्: this

• अब्रवीत्: said/spoke

• राजपुत्र: O prince/son of a king

• शृणुष्व: listen

• इदम्: this

• स्थानम्: abode, state, station

• उत्तमम्: supreme, highest

• आप्स्यसि: you will obtain/attain

Speaker

The sage (muni) speaking to the prince (rājaputra) within Suta’s narration