Shloka 4
Naimiṣa-satra Praśna–Prativacana
The Sages’ Questions at Naimiṣa and Sūta’s Reply
Devanagari script
शृणुध्वं यत्र ते धीरा मेनिरे मन्त्रमुत्तमम् / यावन्तं चाभवत्कालं यथा च समवर्तत
Transliteration
śṛṇudhvaṃ yatra te dhīrā menire mantramuttamam / yāvantaṃ cābhavatkālaṃ yathā ca samavartata
Translation
Makinig—doon kinilala ng mga matitibay ang pinakadakilang mantra; gaano kahaba ang panahong iyon at paano ito naganap.
Word by Word
śṛṇudhvaṃlisten (you all)
śṛṇudhvaṃ:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√śru (धातु)
FormImperative (लोट्), 2nd person (मध्यमपुरुष), Plural (बहुवचन); Ātmanepada
yatrawhere
yatra:
Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootyatra (अव्यय)
FormRelative adverb (सम्बन्धाव्यय)
teyour
te:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootyusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
FormGenitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular; enclitic
dhīrāḥthe wise (men)
dhīrāḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootdhīra (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural
menirethey considered/thought
menire:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√man (धातु)
FormPerfect (लिट्), 3rd person, Plural; Ātmanepada
mantrammantra
mantram:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootmantra (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular
uttamamexcellent/supreme
uttamam:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeAdjective
Rootuttama (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; qualifying mantram
yāvantamas much/as long as
yāvantam:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeAdjective
Rootyāvat (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; correlative adjective
caand
ca:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
FormConjunction (समुच्चय)
abhavatwas/existed
abhavat:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√bhū (धातु)
FormImperfect (लङ्), 3rd person, Singular; Parasmaipada
kālamtime/period
kālam:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootkāla (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular
yathāhow/as
yathā:
Prakaraṇa (प्रकरण/रीति)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootyathā (अव्यय)
FormRelative adverb (सम्बन्धाव्यय)
caand
ca:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
FormConjunction (समुच्चय)
samavartataoccurred/came to pass
samavartata:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootsam-√vṛt (धातु)
FormImperfect (लङ्), 3rd person, Singular; Ātmanepada