Shloka 5

Nāmānirukta of Nārāyaṇa (Keśava–Viṣṇu–Vāsudeva) and the Rudra–Nārāyaṇa Unity Theme

Devanagari script

शिष्याणां वचन श्रुत्वा पराशरसुतः प्रभु: । प्रत्युवाच ततो वाक्‍यं धर्मार्थसहितं हितम्‌,शिष्योंकी यह बात सुनकर पराशरनन्दन भगवान्‌ व्यास यह धर्म और अर्थयुक्त हितकर वचन बोले

Transliteration

śiṣyāṇāṁ vacanaṁ śrutvā parāśarasutaḥ prabhuḥ | pratyuvāca tato vākyaṁ dharmārthasahitaṁ hitam ||

Translation

ครั้นได้ฟังถ้อยคำของเหล่าศิษย์แล้ว พระวยาส ผู้ทรงเกียรติ โอรสแห่งปราศร จึงกล่าวตอบด้วยวาจาอันเป็นมงคล เกื้อกูล และประกอบด้วยธรรมและประโยชน์อันชอบ

Word by Word

• शिष्याणाम्: of the disciples
• शिष्याणाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिष्य
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• वचनम्: speech/statement
• वचनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचन
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral here)

• पराशरसुतः: the son of Parāśara (Vyāsa)
• पराशरसुतः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पराशर-सुत
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• प्रभुः: the lord/master
• प्रभुः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभु
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• प्रत्युवाच: replied/answered
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रति-उप-√वच्
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• ततः: then/thereupon
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः

• वाक्यम्: words/speech
• वाक्यम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाक्य
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• धर्मार्थसहितम्: accompanied by dharma and artha
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धर्म-अर्थ-सहित
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• हितम्: beneficial/wholesome
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हित
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• Vyāsa (Parāśarasuta)
• Parāśara
• Disciples (śiṣyāḥ)