Shloka 7

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

Devanagari script

एतन्न: संशयं ब्रह्मन्‌ पुराणं ज्ञानसम्भवम्‌ | कथयस्वोत्तममते महापुरुषनिर्मितम्‌

Transliteration

etannaḥ saṁśayaṁ brahman purāṇaṁ jñānasambhavam | kathayasvottamamate mahāpuruṣanirmitam ||

Translation

شَونک نے کہا—اے برہمن! ہمارے اس شک کو دور کیجیے۔ اے صاحبِ فہمِ عالی! وہ قدیم حکایت بیان کیجیے جو سچے علم سے پیدا ہوئی اور ایک عظیم النفس مہاپُرش نے مرتب کی۔

Word by Word

• एतत्: this (matter)
• एतत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• नः: of us / our
• नः: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: —, Genitive, Plural

• संशयम्: doubt
• संशयम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: संशय
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• ब्रह्मन्: O Brahmin / O sage
• ब्रह्मन्: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन्
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• पुराणम्: ancient lore / Purana
• पुराणम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुराण
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• ज्ञानसम्भवम्: arising from knowledge
• ज्ञानसम्भवम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ज्ञान-सम्भव
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• कथयस्व: tell / narrate
• कथयस्व: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: कथय् (कथ् + णिच्)
• Form: Imperative, Second, Singular, Parasmaipada

• उत्तममते: O one of excellent understanding
• उत्तममते: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: उत्तम-मति
• Form: Feminine, Vocative, Singular

• महापुरुषनिर्मितम्: made/composed by a great person
• महापुरुषनिर्मितम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महापुरुष-निर्मित
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

शौनक उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Śaunaka
• Brahman (addressed sage/interlocutor)
• Purāṇa (ancient narrative)