Shloka 13

बक-गौतमाख्यानम् / The Baka–Gautama Account

On Gratitude and Friendship Ethics

Devanagari script

सो5सृजद्‌ वातमर्ग्निं च भास्करं चापि वीर्यवान्‌ । आकाशमस्‌जच्चोर्ध्वमधो भूमिं च नै#ऋतीम्‌,उन शक्तिशाली पितामहने वायु, अग्नि और सूर्यकी सृष्टि की। आकाश, ऊपर, नीचे, भूमि तथा राक्षससमूहकी भी रचना की

Transliteration

so ’sṛjad vātaṃ vahniṃ ca bhāskaraṃ cāpi vīryavān | ākāśam asṛjac cordhvam adho bhūmiṃ ca nairṛtīm ||

Translation

بھیشم نے کہا—اس زورآور پِتامہ (برہما) نے ہوا، آگ اور سورج کو پیدا کیا۔ اسی نے آکاش، اوپر اور نیچے کے علاقے، زمین اور نَیٖرِت (راکشش) طبقے کے جانداروں کو بھی رچا۔

Word by Word

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• असृजत्: created, produced
• Type: Verb
• Root: सृज्
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• वातम्: wind
• वातम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वात
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• अग्निम्: fire
• अग्निम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्नि
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

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

• भास्करम्: the sun
• भास्करम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: भास्कर
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

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

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

• वीर्यवान्: powerful, mighty
• वीर्यवान्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वीर्यवत्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• आकाशम्: sky, space
• आकाशम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: आकाश
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• असृजत्: created, produced
• Type: Verb
• Root: सृज्
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

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

• ऊर्ध्वम्: above, upwards
• ऊर्ध्वम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ऊर्ध्व

• अधः: below, downwards
• अधः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अधस्

• भूमिम्: earth, ground
• भूमिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूमि
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

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

• नैऋतीम्: the (south-)western quarter / Nairṛtī (direction/power)
• नैऋतीम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: नैऋती
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• Prajāpati (the Progenitor/Creator, implied by context)
• Vāta (Wind)
• Agni (Fire)
• Bhāskara (Sun)
• Ākāśa (Sky/Space)
• Bhūmi (Earth)
• Nairṛtas (rākṣasa class)