Shloka 75

Āścarya-kathana: Brāhmaṇa–Nāga Dialogue on Sūrya (Vivasvat) and the ‘Second Sun’ Phenomenon

Devanagari script

नारायणेन दृष्टस्तु प्रतिबुद्धों भवेत्‌ पुमान्‌ एवमात्मेच्छया राजन्‌ प्रतिबुद्धो न जायते

Transliteration

nārāyaṇena dṛṣṭas tu pratibuddho bhavet pumān | evam ātma-icchayā rājan pratibuddho na jāyate ||

Translation

毗湿摩波耶那说：大王啊，唯有蒙那罗延垂赐慈目之人，方能真正觉悟于智慧；如此，觉醒并非仅凭一己之愿便可生起。

Word by Word

• नारायणेन: by Nārāyaṇa
• नारायणेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारायण
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• दृष्टः: seen (favoured with a glance)
• दृष्टः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश्
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• प्रतिबुद्धः: awakened/enlightened
• प्रतिबुद्धः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रतिबुद्ध
• Form: क्त (past participle, from प्रति+बुध्), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• भवेत्: would become
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू
• Form: Optative (Vidhi-lin), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• पुमान्: a man/person
• पुमान्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुमांस्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• एवम्: thus/in this way
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम्

• आत्मेच्छया: by one's own wish
• आत्मेच्छया: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: आत्मेच्छा
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

• राजन्: O king
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• प्रतिबुद्धः: awakened/enlightened
• प्रतिबुद्धः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रतिबुद्ध
• Form: क्त (past participle, from प्रति+बुध्), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• जायते: is born/arises
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन्
• Form: Present (Lat), 3rd, Singular, Atmanepada

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśaṃpāyana
• Nārāyaṇa
• the King (rājan)