Shloka 6
एकान्तिधर्म-प्रश्नः (Inquiry into Ekāntin Dharma) / The Origin and Practice of Single-Pointed Nārāyaṇa-Centered Discipline
Devanagari script
ततो विसृष्ट: परमेष्ठिपुत्र: सो<भ्यर्चयित्वा तमृषिं पुराणम्
Transliteration
tato visṛṣṭaḥ parameṣṭhi-putraḥ so 'bhyarcayitvā tam ṛṣiṃ purāṇam
Translation
随后，在被准许退下之后，帕罗摩什提因之子恭敬礼拜那位古老的仙圣；既已向可敬的先知尽了应有的敬礼，便依礼而行，继续前往。
Word by Word
ततःthen, thereafter
ततः:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootततः (तद्-प्रातिपदिकात् अव्यय)
Formअव्यय (अपादान/क्रमसूचक)
विसृष्टःdismissed, sent forth
विसृष्टः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootवि√सृज् (क्त-प्रत्ययान्त)
Formपुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा, एकवचनम्
परमेष्ठि-पुत्रःthe son of Brahmā (Parameshthin)
परमेष्ठि-पुत्रः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootपरमेष्ठि + पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा, एकवचनम्
सःhe
सः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा, एकवचनम्
अभ्यर्चयित्वाhaving worshipped / having honored
अभ्यर्चयित्वा:
TypeVerb
Rootअभि√अर्च् (क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त)
Formक्त्वान्त अव्यय (पूर्वकालिक क्रिया)
तम्him
तम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्गः, द्वितीया, एकवचनम्
ऋषिम्the sage
ऋषिम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootऋषि (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्गः, द्वितीया, एकवचनम्
पुराणम्ancient, primeval
पुराणम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootपुराण (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्गः, द्वितीया, एकवचनम्
Speaker
नारद उवाच
Characters & Entities
न
नारद (Nārada) (speaker)प
परमेष्ठी (Parameṣṭhin/Brahmā)प
परमेष्ठिपुत्र (son of Parameṣṭhin)ऋ
ऋषि (ancient sage)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights dharmic decorum: even one of exalted origin should honor venerable sages. Reverence (abhyarcana) and humility are presented as essential ethical conduct before departing or acting further.
Nārada describes a figure called the 'son of Parameṣṭhin' who, after being granted leave (visṛṣṭaḥ), pays respectful worship to an ancient ṛṣi, marking a proper and respectful conclusion to an encounter with a revered seer.