Shloka 18
Āścarya-kathana: Brāhmaṇa–Nāga Dialogue on Sūrya (Vivasvat) and the ‘Second Sun’ Phenomenon
Devanagari script
बालखिल्यानृषीन् सर्वान् धर्ममेतदपाठयत् | अन्तर्दधे ततो भूयस्तस्य देवस्य मायया
Translation
Itinuro ni Rudra ang dharmang ito sa lahat ng mga pantas na Bālakhilya. Pagkaraan, dahil sa māyā ng Diyos na iyon (Viṣṇu), ang dharmang iyon ay muling naglaho at natabingan.
Word by Word
बालखिल्यान्the Bālakhilya (sages)
बालखिल्यान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootबालखिल्य
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
ऋषीन्sages
ऋषीन्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootऋषि
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
सर्वान्all
सर्वान्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्व
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
धर्मम्dharma; the teaching/law
धर्मम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootधर्म
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
एतत्this
एतत्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootएतद्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
अपाठयत्caused (them) to study/recite; taught
अपाठयत्:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootपठ्
FormImperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada, true
अन्तर्दधेdisappeared; became hidden
अन्तर्दधे:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootधा (अन्तर् + धा)
FormPerfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Singular, Ātmanepada
ततःthen; thereafter
ततः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootततः
भूयःagain; once more
भूयः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootभूयस्
तस्यof that
तस्य:
Sambandha
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular
देवस्यof the god
देवस्य:
Sambandha
TypeNoun
Rootदेव
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
माययाby (his) māyā; through illusion/power
मायया:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootमाया
FormFeminine, Instrumental, Singular
नरेश्वरO lord of men (king)
नरेश्वर:
Sambodhana
TypeNoun
Rootनर-ईश्वर
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
Speaker
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes