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Shloka 2

भृगुवंश-प्रस्तावना तथा पुलोमा–अग्नि-संवादः

Bhrigu Lineage Preface and the Pulomā–Agni Dialogue

पुराणे हि कथा दिव्या आदिवंशाश्न धीमताम्‌ | कथ्यन्ते ये पुरास्माभ्रि: श्रुतपूर्वा: पितुस्तव,पुराणमें दिव्य कथाएँ वर्णित हैं। परम बुद्धिमान्‌ राजर्षियों और ब्रह्मर्षियोंके आदिवंश भी बताये गये हैं। जिनको पहले हमने आपके पिताके मुखसे सुना है

purāṇe hi kathā divyā ādivaṃśāś ca dhīmatām | kathyante ye purāsmābhir śrutapūrvāḥ pituḥ tava ||

绍那迦说道:“诚然,在《往世书》(Purāṇa)中有诸多奇妙而神圣的叙事;其中也记述了智者们的上古世系——那些伟大的王仙与圣仙。正是这些故事,我们很久以前曾从你父亲亲口听闻。”

पुराणेin the Purana/ancient lore
पुराणे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootपुराण
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
हिindeed/for
हि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि
कथाstory/narrative
कथा:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootकथा
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
दिव्याdivine/wondrous
दिव्या:
TypeAdjective
Rootदिव्य
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
आदिवंशाःprimeval lineages/ancestral dynasties
आदिवंशाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootआदिवंश
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
धीमताम्of the wise
धीमताम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootधीमत्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Genitive, Plural
कथ्यन्तेare told/are narrated
कथ्यन्ते:
TypeVerb
Rootकथ्
FormPresent, Passive, Third, Plural
येwhich/who
ये:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
पुराformerly/earlier
पुरा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपुरा
अस्माभिःby us
अस्माभिः:
Karana
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
Form—, Instrumental, Plural
श्रुतपूर्वाःheard before/previously heard
श्रुतपूर्वाः:
TypeAdjective
Rootश्रुतपूर्व
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
पितुःof (your) father
पितुः:
TypeNoun
Rootपितृ
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
तवyour
तव:
TypePronoun
Rootत्वद्
Form—, Genitive, Singular

शौनक उवाच

Ś
Śaunaka
Y
your father (pituḥ tava)

Educational Q&A

The verse emphasizes the authority of sacred tradition: divine narratives and genealogies gain credibility through established Purāṇic lore and careful oral transmission from respected elders (here, the listener’s father).

Śaunaka introduces the kind of material to be recounted—divine stories and ancient lineages—and notes that these accounts were previously heard by the speakers from the addressee’s father, establishing continuity and authenticity.