Shloka 3

Śrī–Indra–Bali Saṃvāda: The Departure and Fourfold Placement of Lakṣmī

Devanagari script

जनको जनदेवस्तु मिथिलायां जनाधिप: । ऑर्ध्वदेहिकधर्माणामासीद्‌ युक्तो विचिन्तने

Transliteration

janako janadevas tu mithilāyāṁ janādhipaḥ | ūrdhvadehikadharmāṇām āsīd yukto vicintane ||

Translation

毗湿摩说道：“在古时，弥提罗有一位出自阎那迦一系的君王，名为阎那提婆（Janadeva），为人中之主。他恒常专注思惟超越形躯之法——关乎身后之事、与灵我存续相连的义务与真理。”

Word by Word

• जनकः: Janaka
• जनकः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: जनक
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• जनदेवः: Janadeva (name of the king)
• जनदेवः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: जनदेव
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तु: but/indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• मिथिलायाम्: in Mithilā
• मिथिलायाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: मिथिला
• Form: Feminine, Locative, Singular

• जनाधिपः: lord of the people, king
• जनाधिपः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: जनाधिप
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• और्ध्वदेहिकधर्माणाम्: of the post-death rites/duties (funerary dharmas)
• Type: Noun
• Root: और्ध्वदेहिकधर्म
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• आसीत्: was
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस्
• Form: Imperfect, Third, Singular

• युक्तः: engaged, devoted
• Type: Adjective
• Root: युक्त
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• विचिन्तने: in reflection/contemplation
• विचिन्तने: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: विचिन्तन
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhishma
• Janaka (dynastic reference)
• Janadeva
• Mithila