Shloka 85

Nāgendra–Brāhmaṇa Saṃvāda: Praśna-vidhi and Dharmic Approach on the Gomatī Riverbank

Devanagari script

नारायणात्मकश्चापि स्पर्शो वायुगुण: स्मृत: । नारायणात्मकश्चैव शब्द आकाशसम्भव:,वायुका गुण स्पर्श भी नारायणस्वरूप ही है तथा आकाशका गुण शब्द भी नारायणमय ही है

Transliteration

nārāyaṇātmakaś cāpi sparśo vāyuguṇaḥ smṛtaḥ | nārāyaṇātmakaś caiva śabda ākāśasambhavaḥ ||

Translation

Sinabi ni Vaiśaṃpāyana: Ang katangiang haplos, na pag-aari ng hangin, ay itinuturing ding likas kay Nārāyaṇa. Gayundin, ang tunog—na isinilang mula sa kalawakan (ākāśa)—ay likas din kay Nārāyaṇa.

Word by Word

• नारायणात्मकः: of the nature of Nārāyaṇa
• नारायणात्मकः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नारायणात्मक
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• अपि: also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

• स्पर्शः: touch (tactile quality)
• स्पर्शः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्पर्श
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• वायुगुणः: the quality of air
• वायुगुणः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वायुगुण
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• स्मृतः: is said/considered
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्मृ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular, क्त (past passive participle)

• नारायणात्मकः: of the nature of Nārāyaṇa
• नारायणात्मकः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नारायणात्मक
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• एव: indeed/just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• शब्दः: sound
• शब्दः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: शब्द
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• आकाशसम्भवः: arising from ether (ākāśa)
• आकाशसम्भवः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आकाशसम्भव
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

वैशग्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśaṃpāyana
• Nārāyaṇa
• Vāyu
• Ākāśa
• Sparśa
• Śabda