Shloka 513
Vṛddha-kanyā-carita and Balarāma’s Kurukṣetra Inquiry (वृद्धकन्या-चरितम् / कुरुक्षेत्रफल-प्रश्नः)
Devanagari script
सारस्वतस्य विप्रषेषेवेंदस्वाध्यायकारणात् । साठ हजार मुनियोंने स्वाध्यायके निमित्त ब्रह्मर्षि सारस्वतकी शिष्यता ग्रहण की थी
Transliteration
sārasvatasya vipraśeṣeva indasvādhyāya-kāraṇāt | ṣaṣṭi-sahasra-munibhiḥ svādhyāya-nimittaṁ brahmarṣi-sārasvatasya śiṣyatā gṛhītā āsīt |
Translation
毗舍波耶那说道：为求吠陀自修之业，六万名牟尼拜在梵仙萨拉斯瓦塔门下为弟子，求其教诲，使神圣的吠陀之学得以不断相续。
Word by Word
सारस्वतस्यof (Brahmarshi) Sārasvata
सारस्वतस्य:
Sambandha
TypeNoun
Rootसारस्वत
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
विप्रर्षेःof the brahmin-sage
विप्रर्षेः:
Sambandha
TypeNoun
Rootविप्रर्षि
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
इवas/like
इव:
Upamana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव
इन्द्रO Indra
इन्द्र:
Sambodhana
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
स्वाध्यायकारणात्because of/for the reason of Vedic study
स्वाध्यायकारणात्:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootस्वाध्याय-कारण
FormNeuter, Ablative, Singular
षष्टिःsixty
षष्टिः:
Visheshana
TypeNoun
Rootषष्टि
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
सहस्राणिthousands
सहस्राणि:
Visheshana
TypeNoun
Rootसहस्र
FormNeuter, Nominative, Plural
मुनीनाम्of sages
मुनीनाम्:
Sambandha
TypeNoun
Rootमुनि
FormMasculine, Genitive, Plural
स्वाध्यायनिमित्तम्for the purpose of Vedic study
स्वाध्यायनिमित्तम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootस्वाध्याय-निमित्त
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
ब्रह्मर्षेःof the brahmarshi
ब्रह्मर्षेः:
Sambandha
TypeNoun
Rootब्रह्मर्षि
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
सारस्वतस्यof Sārasvata
सारस्वतस्य:
Sambandha
TypeNoun
Rootसारस्वत
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
शिष्यताम्discipleship
शिष्यताम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootशिष्यता
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
गृहीतवन्तःtook/accepted
गृहीतवन्तः:
Kriya
TypeVerb
Rootग्रह्
FormPerfect (Periphrastic), Third, Plural
Speaker
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Characters & Entities
V
VaiśampāyanaS
Sārasvata (brahmarṣi)S
Sixty thousand munisVerse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes