Shloka 1

Somārcana — Worship and Pacification of Soma (Moon) within Graha-Rites

Devanagari script

वैशंपायन उवाच । श्रुतो ग्रहेश्वरस्यैष प्रभावस्त्वत्प्रसादतः । रव्यादीनां ग्रहाणां च साधनं नो वद द्विज

Transliteration

vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca | śruto graheśvarasyaiṣa prabhāvastvatprasādataḥ | ravyādīnāṃ grahāṇāṃ ca sādhanaṃ no vada dvija

Translation

ไวศัมปายนะกล่าวว่า “ด้วยพระกรุณาของท่าน เราได้สดับถึงความยิ่งใหญ่ของเจ้าแห่งดาวเคราะห์แล้ว บัดนี้ โอ้ทวิชะ โปรดบอกวิธีบูชา/แก้เคราะห์เกี่ยวกับดาวเคราะห์ทั้งหลาย เริ่มแต่พระอาทิตย์”

Word by Word

• वैशंपायनः: Vaiśaṃpāyana
• वैशंपायनः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैशंपायन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• श्रुतः: heard
• श्रुतः: Kriya (Predicate/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्रुत (कृदन्त; √श्रु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (क्त)

• ग्रहेश्वरस्य: of the lord of planets
• ग्रहेश्वरस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ग्रह + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः (ग्रहाणाम् ईश्वरः)

• एषः: this
• एषः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• प्रभावः: power/glory
• प्रभावः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभाव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• त्वत्: your
• त्वत्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी/पञ्चमी-एकवचन-रूपम् (genitive/ablative singular stem-form); सर्वनाम; (त्वत्प्रसादतः इत्यत्र समासपूर्वपदत्वेन)

• प्रसादतः: from (your) grace
• प्रसादतः: Hetu/Apadana (Cause/हेतु; Ablative/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रसाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/पञ्चमी), एकवचन

• रव्यादीनाम्: of (those) beginning with Ravi (Sun)
• रव्यादीनाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रवि + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः (रविः आदिः येषाम्)

• ग्रहाणाम्: of the planets
• ग्रहाणाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ग्रह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• साधनम्: means/method
• साधनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: साधन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• नः: to us / for us
• नः: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी/चतुर्थी-बहुवचन-रूपम् (genitive/dative plural enclitic); सर्वनाम

• वद: tell
• वद: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वद् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• द्विज: O twice-born (brahmin)
• द्विज: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

Speaker

Vaiśaṃpāyana

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: वैशंपायन उवाच = वैशंपायनः + उवाच (विसर्गलोप); ग्रहेश्वरस्यैष = ग्रहेश्वरस्य + एषः; प्रभावस्त्वत्प्रसादतः = प्रभावः + त्वत् + प्रसादतः

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśaṃpāyana
• Graheśvara (lord of the planets)
• Ravi (Sun)

FAQs

Who is the speaker in this verse and what is he requesting?

The speaker is Vaiśaṃpāyana. He requests instruction on the “sādhana” (means/observances/remedies) connected with the planets, starting with the Sun (Ravi).

What does “Graheśvara” imply in the context of this verse?

“Graheśvara” means “lord of the planets,” indicating a presiding authority or supreme regulator over planetary influences whose greatness has been described earlier.

What is the practical or ethical lesson conveyed by this opening request?

The verse models humility and discipleship: having heard doctrine “by your grace,” the listener asks for practical guidance—showing that knowledge should lead to disciplined practice and responsible action.