Shloka 5

Nāgendra–Brāhmaṇa Saṃvāda: Praśna-vidhi and Dharmic Approach on the Gomatī Riverbank

Devanagari script

कि तदुत्पादितं पूर्व हरिणा लोकधारिणा । रूप॑ प्रभावं महतामपूर्व धीमतां वर

Translation

绍那迦问道：“噢，苏多之子，诸智者中最卓越者！为何往昔护持一切世界的圣者哈利（Śrī Hari）要显现那奇绝而威光宏大的形相？如此形相，前所未见。”

Word by Word

• किम्: what
• किम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: किम्
• Form: neuter, nominative/accusative, singular

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: neuter, nominative/accusative, singular

• उत्पादितम्: produced/manifested
• उत्पादितम्: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: उत्-√पद् (उत्पादयति)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), neuter, nominative/accusative, singular, passive (participial)

• पूर्वम्: formerly/before
• पूर्वम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पूर्व

• हरिणा: by Hari (Vishnu)
• हरिणा: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि
• Form: masculine, instrumental, singular

• लोकधारिणा: by the sustainer of the worlds
• लोकधारिणा: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: लोक-धारिन्
• Form: masculine, instrumental, singular

• रूपम्: form
• रूपम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: रूप
• Form: neuter, nominative/accusative, singular

• प्रभावम्: splendor/might
• प्रभावम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभाव
• Form: masculine, accusative, singular

• महताम्: of the great (ones)
• महताम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत्
• Form: masculine/neuter, genitive, plural

• अपूर्वम्: unprecedented
• अपूर्वम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अपूर्व
• Form: neuter, nominative/accusative, singular

• धीमताम्: of the wise
• धीमताम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धीमत्
• Form: masculine/neuter, genitive, plural

• वर: O best/excellent one
• वर: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर
• Form: masculine, vocative, singular

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