Shloka 108

Account of Various Sacred Tīrthas

Pilgrimage Merits and Prayāga Supremacy

Devanagari script

नारद उवाच । एवमुक्त्वाभ्यनुज्ञाप्य वसिष्ठो भगवानृषिः । प्रीतः प्रीतेनमनसा तत्रैवांतरधीयत

Transliteration

nārada uvāca | evamuktvābhyanujñāpya vasiṣṭho bhagavānṛṣiḥ | prītaḥ prītenamanasā tatraivāṃtaradhīyata

Translation

Nārada nói: Nói xong như vậy và xin cáo lui được chấp thuận, bậc thánh hiền Vasiṣṭha—lòng hoan hỷ—liền ẩn mất ngay tại chỗ ấy.

Word by Word

• nāradaḥ: Nārada
• nāradaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/speaker-subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nārada (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा) Singular (एकवचन)

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriya (क्रिया/predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• evam: thus
• evam: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय)

• uktvā: having said
• uktvā: Kriya (क्रिया/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु) + ktvā (कृत्वा-प्रत्यय)
• Form: Absolutive/gerund (क्त्वा-कृदन्त), indeclinable in form (अव्ययभाव)

• abhyanujñāpya: having obtained permission / having taken leave
• abhyanujñāpya: Kriya (क्रिया/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: abhi + anu + jñā (धातु) + ṇic (णिच् causative) + ya (ल्यप्/तुमुनादि-सम्भाव्य; here gerund in -pya)
• Form: Gerund in -pya (ल्यप्/तव्यत्-सम्भव; क्त्वार्थक), causative sense: ‘having taken leave/obtained permission’ (अनुज्ञाप्य = अनुज्ञां प्राप्य/अनुज्ञाप्य)

• vasiṣṭhaḥ: Vasiṣṭha
• vasiṣṭhaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vasiṣṭha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा) Singular (एकवचन)

• bhagavān: venerable / blessed
• bhagavān: Karta (कर्ता/qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bhagavat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा) Singular (एकवचन); qualifies ‘vasiṣṭhaḥ’

• ṛṣiḥ: sage
• ṛṣiḥ: Karta (कर्ता/apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ṛṣi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा) Singular (एकवचन); apposition to ‘vasiṣṭhaḥ’

• prītaḥ: pleased
• prītaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: prī (धातु) + ta (कृत् प्रत्यय, क्त)
• Form: Past participle (क्त-कृदन्त), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा) Singular (एकवचन); agrees with ‘vasiṣṭhaḥ’

• prītena: with pleased
• prītena: Karana (करण/instrumental qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: prīta (प्रातिपदिक/क्त-कृदन्त used as adjective)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग) Instrumental (तृतीया) Singular (एकवचन); qualifies ‘manasā’

• manasā: with (his) mind
• manasā: Karana (करण/means: with mind)
• Type: Noun
• Root: manas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Instrumental (तृतीया) Singular (एकवचन)

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/adverbial location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb of place (देशवाचक-अव्यय)

• eva: indeed / just
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: Emphatic particle (अवधारण-अव्यय)

• antaradhīyata: disappeared
• antaradhīyata: Kriya (क्रिया/predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: antar + dhā (धातु)
• Form: Imperfect (लङ्), Ātmanepada (आत्मनेपद), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन); passive/intransitive sense ‘disappeared’

Speaker

Nārada

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: evamuktvābhyanujñāpya = evam + uktvā + abhyanujñāpya; bhagavānṛṣiḥ = bhagavān + ṛṣiḥ; prītenamanasā = prītena + manasā; tatraivāṃtaradhīyata = tatra + eva + antaradhīyata.

Characters & Entities

• Nārada
• Vasiṣṭha

FAQs

Who is speaking in this verse and what is its narrative function?

Nārada is speaking; the verse marks a transition in the story by concluding Vasiṣṭha’s presence—he takes leave and disappears.

What does “abhyanujñāpya” imply in Purāṇic etiquette?

It implies taking formal leave with permission—showing courtesy and proper conduct in dialogue with revered persons.

What ethical or devotional lesson is suggested here?

The verse highlights respectful communication and departure—speaking appropriately, seeking consent, and maintaining a pleased, harmonious mind.