Shloka 3
Pātāla-varṇana (Nārada’s Description of the Netherworld) / पातालवर्णनम्
Devanagari script
मातलिनरिदेनैवं सम्पृष्ट: पथि गच्छता । यथावत् सर्वमाचष्ट स्वकार्य नारदं प्रति
Transliteration
Mātalinā idam evaṁ sampṛṣṭaḥ pathi gacchatā | yathāvat sarvam ācāṣṭa svakāryaṁ Nāradaṁ prati ||
Translation
راستے میں چلتے ہوئے جب نارَد نے اس طرح پوچھا تو ماتلی نے اپنے کام کی ساری بات جوں کی توں نارَد کے سامنے بیان کر دی۔
Word by Word
मातलिनाby Mātali
मातलिना:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootमातलि
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
नरिदेनby Narida
नरिदेन:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootनरिद
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
एवम्thus
एवम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएवम्
सम्पृष्टःhaving been asked / questioned
सम्पृष्टः:
TypeVerb
Rootसम्-प्रच्छ्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular, Past passive participle (क्त)
पथिon the road
पथि:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootपथ्
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
गच्छताwhile going / by (him) going
गच्छता:
Karana
TypeVerb
Rootगम्
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular, Present active participle (शतृ)
यथावत्properly, in due order
यथावत्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयथावत्
सर्वम्everything
सर्वम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootसर्व
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
आचष्टtold, related
आचष्ट:
TypeVerb
Rootआ-चक्ष्
FormImperfect (लङ्), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
स्वकार्यhis own business/errand
स्वकार्य:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootस्वकार्य
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
नारदम्Nārada
नारदम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootनारद
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
प्रतिtowards, to
प्रति:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्रति
Speaker
कण्व उवाच
Characters & Entities
क
कण्व (Kaṇva)म
मातलि (Mātali)न
नारद (Nārada)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights ethical narration: when questioned, one should report matters yathāvat—truthfully and in proper order—especially when the account concerns one’s duty or mission.
Kaṇva describes a scene where someone travelling is questioned by Mātali on the way and then gives a complete, accurate report to Nārada, framing it in relation to his own assigned task.