Shloka 3
नागैः सह ब्राह्मणस्य अतिथिधर्म-व्रतसंवादः | The Brahmin’s Vow and the Nāgas’ Hospitality Appeal
Devanagari script
नास्य भक्तात् प्रियतरो लोके कश्नन विद्यते । ततः स्वयं दर्शितवान् स्वमात्मानं द्विजोत्तम
Transliteration
nāsya bhaktāt priyataro loke kaścana vidyate | tataḥ svayaṃ darśitavān svam ātmānaṃ dvijottama nārada |
Translation
“在此世间，无人比主的奉爱者更为主所珍爱。故而，噢二生中之最胜者，主亲自向你显露了祂自身之真我——那罗陀。”
Word by Word
nanot
na:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootna
asyaof him/this (Lord)
asya:
TypePronoun
Rootidam
Formmasculine/neuter, genitive, singular
bhaktātthan a devotee
bhaktāt:
TypeNoun
Rootbhakta
Formmasculine, ablative, singular
priyataraḥdearer
priyataraḥ:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootpriya-tara
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
lokein the world
loke:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootloka
Formmasculine, locative, singular
kaścanaanyone (at all)
kaścana:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootkaścana
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
nanot
na:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootna
vidyateexists/is found
vidyate:
TypeVerb
Root√vid (vindati/vidyate)
Formpresent, ātmanepada, 3rd, singular, middle
tataḥtherefore/then
tataḥ:
TypeIndeclinable
Roottataḥ
svayamhimself
svayam:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootsvayam
darśitavānshowed (has shown)
darśitavān:
Karta
TypeVerb
Root√dṛś (darśayati)
Formpast active participle (ktavatu), masculine, nominative, singular
svahis own
sva:
TypeAdjective
Rootsva
Formmasculine/neuter, accusative, singular
ātmānamself/form
ātmānam:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootātman
Formmasculine, accusative, singular
dvija-uttamaO best of twice-born (brahmin)
dvija-uttama:
TypeNoun
Rootdvija + uttama
Formmasculine, vocative, singular
nāradaO Nārada
nārada:
TypeProper Noun
Rootnārada
Formmasculine, vocative, singular
Speaker
नारद उवाच
Characters & Entities
N
NāradaT
the Lord (Bhagavān / implied)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The Lord values devotion above all worldly distinctions; because the devotee is dearest, the Lord grants direct revelation of His own Self as an act of grace.
Nārada explains why a divine vision occurred: it happened because the Lord especially loves His devotees, and thus personally revealed His own form/essence to the addressed brāhmaṇa (dvijottama).