Shloka 23
नारद–असित (देवल) संवादः — भूतप्रभवाप्यय, इन्द्रिय-गुण-विवेक, क्षेत्रज्ञ-तत्त्व
Devanagari script
एतच्चैवाभ्यनुज्ञातं पूर्व: पूर्वतरैस्तथा । को जातु न विचिन्वीत विद्वान् स्वां शक्तिमात्मन:
Translation
此事亦已为先贤与更早的古人如是认可。故而，哪一位智者会不审度自身之力，而不依其能力为自己择取一场祭祀（yajña）呢？
Word by Word
एतत्this (thing)
एतत्:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootएतद्
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
एवindeed/just
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
अभ्यनुज्ञातम्approved/assented to
अभ्यनुज्ञातम्:
TypeVerb
Rootअभि-अनु-ज्ञा
Formक्त (past passive participle), Neuter, Nominative, Singular
पूर्वैःby the former/earlier ones
पूर्वैः:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootपूर्व
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
पूर्वतरैःby the still earlier ones
पूर्वतरैः:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootपूर्वतर
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
तथाthus/likewise
तथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा
कःwho?
कः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootकिम्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
जातुever/at any time
जातु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootजातु
नnot
न:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
विचिन्वीतshould choose/select/consider
विचिन्वीत:
TypeVerb
Rootवि-चि
FormOptative (Vidhi-lin), Present-system, 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
विद्वान्a wise man
विद्वान्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootविद्वस्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
स्वाम्one's own
स्वाम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootस्व
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
शक्तिम्capacity/ability
शक्तिम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootशक्ति
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
आत्मनःof oneself
आत्मनः:
TypeNoun
Rootआत्मन्
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
Speaker
कपिल उवाच
Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes