Shloka 6
Gaṅgā-Tīrtha Darśana and the Prelude to the Yavakrīta–Indra Exemplum (लोमश-युधिष्ठिर संवादः)
Devanagari script
यथा महेन्द्र: प्रवर: सुराणां नदीषु गड्जा प्रवरा यथैव । तथा नृपाणां प्रवरस्त्वमेको बन्दिं समभ्यानय मत्सकाशम्,राजन! जैसे देवताओंमें महेन्द्र श्रेष्ठ हैं और नदियोंमें गंगा श्रेष्ठ हैं, उसी प्रकार सब राजाओंमें एकमात्र आप ही उत्तम हैं। अब बन्दीको मेरे निकट बुलवाइये
Translation
“Kung paanong si Mahendra (Indra) ang pinakadakila sa mga diyos, at kung paanong ang Ilog Ganga ang pinakadakila sa mga ilog, gayon din sa mga hari—ikaw lamang ang pinakamarangal. Kaya ngayon, O Hari, ipatawag mo si Bandin at dalhin sa aking harapan.”
Word by Word
यथाjust as
यथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयथा
Formindeclinable (comparative particle)
महेन्द्रःMahendra (Indra)
महेन्द्रः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootमहेन्द्र
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
प्रवरःthe best, foremost
प्रवरः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootप्रवर
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
सुराणाम्of the gods
सुराणाम्:
TypeNoun
Rootसुर
Formmasculine, genitive, plural
नदीषुamong/in the rivers
नदीषु:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootनदी
Formfeminine, locative, plural
गङ्गाGanga
गङ्गा:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootगङ्गा
Formfeminine, nominative, singular
प्रवराthe best, foremost
प्रवरा:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootप्रवर
Formfeminine, nominative, singular
यथाjust as
यथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयथा
Formindeclinable (comparative particle)
एवindeed, exactly
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
Formindeclinable (emphatic particle)
तथाso, in the same way
तथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा
Formindeclinable (correlative particle)
नृपाणाम्of kings
नृपाणाम्:
TypeNoun
Rootनृप
Formmasculine, genitive, plural
प्रवरःthe best, foremost
प्रवरः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootप्रवर
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
त्वम्you
त्वम्:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
एकःalone, the only one
एकः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootएक
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
बन्दिम्the bard/panegyrist (Bandi)
बन्दिम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootबन्दिन्
Formmasculine, accusative, singular
समभ्यानयbring (here), summon
समभ्यानय:
TypeVerb
Rootसम्-अभि-नी
Formimperative, 2nd person, singular, parasmaipada (loṭ)
मत्सकाशम्to/near me, in my presence
मत्सकाशम्:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootमत्सकाश
Formindeclinable (adverbial accusative of place/near)
राजन्O king
राजन्:
TypeNoun
Rootराजन्
Formmasculine, vocative, singular
Speaker
अद्टावक्र उवाच
Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes