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

Rudra đã giảng dạy pháp Dharma này cho toàn thể các hiền triết Bālakhilya. Rồi sau đó, bởi māyā của vị Thần ấy (Viṣṇu), Dharma ấy lại ẩn khuất đi.

Word by Word

• बालखिल्यान्: the Bālakhilya (sages)
• बालखिल्यान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: बालखिल्य
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• ऋषीन्: sages
• ऋषीन्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषि
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• सर्वान्: all
• सर्वान्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• धर्मम्: dharma; the teaching/law
• धर्मम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्म
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एतद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• अपाठयत्: caused (them) to study/recite; taught
• अपाठयत्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: पठ्
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada, true

• अन्तर्दधे: disappeared; became hidden
• अन्तर्दधे: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: धा (अन्तर् + धा)
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Singular, Ātmanepada

• ततः: then; thereafter
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः

• भूयः: again; once more
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: भूयस्

• तस्य: of that
• तस्य: Sambandha
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• देवस्य: of the god
• देवस्य: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• मायया: by (his) māyā; through illusion/power
• मायया: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: माया
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

• नरेश्वर: O lord of men (king)
• नरेश्वर: Sambodhana
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर-ईश्वर
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

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