Shloka 29
Naimiṣa-satra Praśna–Prativacana
The Sages’ Questions at Naimiṣa and Sūta’s Reply
Devanagari script
भारतैः शुशुभे राजा देवैरिन्द्रसमो यथा / स्तोत्रशस्त्रैर्गृहैर्देवान्पितॄन्पित्र्यैश्च कर्मभिः
Transliteration
bhārataiḥ śuśubhe rājā devairindrasamo yathā / stotraśastrairgṛhairdevānpitṝnpitryaiśca karmabhiḥ
Translation
国王在婆罗多族中熠熠生辉，如同因诸天而显耀的因陀罗；以赞颂、经典与家祭之仪，奉事诸神与祖灵，行诸父祖之业。
Word by Word
bhārataiḥby the Bhāratas
bhārataiḥ:
Karaṇa (करण/तृतीया)
TypeNoun
Rootbhārata (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural (बहुवचन)
śuśubheshone, was splendid
śuśubhe:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√śubh शुभ् (धातु)
FormPerfect (लिट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन); Ātmanepada (आत्मनेपद)
rājāthe king
rājā:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootrājan (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)
devaiḥby the gods
devaiḥ:
Karaṇa (करण/तृतीया)
TypeNoun
Rootdeva (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural (बहुवचन)
indra-samaḥequal to Indra
indra-samaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeAdjective
Rootindra + sama (प्रातिपदिक)
FormCompound components: indra-sama; Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)
yathāas, like
yathā:
Upamā (उपमा-सूचक)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootyathā (अव्यय)
FormComparative particle/adverb (उपमानवाचक/यथार्थक अव्यय)
stotra-śastraiḥby hymns and treatises/ritual injunctions
stotra-śastraiḥ:
Karaṇa (करण/तृतीया)
TypeNoun
Rootstotra + śastra (प्रातिपदिक)
FormCopulative compound (इतरेतर द्वन्द्व): stotra + śastra; Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural (बहुवचन)
gṛhaiḥby houses/dwellings
gṛhaiḥ:
Karaṇa (करण/तृतीया)
TypeNoun
Rootgṛha (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural (बहुवचन)
devānthe gods
devān:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootdeva (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural (बहुवचन)
pitṝnthe ancestors (Pitṛs)
pitṝn:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootpitṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural (बहुवचन)
pitryaiḥwith ancestral (rites)
pitryaiḥ:
Karaṇa (करण/तृतीया)
TypeAdjective
Rootpitrya (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural (बहुवचन); adjective meaning 'ancestral'
caand
ca:
Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
FormConjunction (समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय)
karmabhiḥby actions/rites
karmabhiḥ:
Karaṇa (करण/तृतीया)
TypeNoun
Rootkarman (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural (बहुवचन)