Shloka 8

Devanagari script

नाग उवाच अहो कल्याणवृत्तस्त्वं साधु: सज्जनवत्सल: । अवाच्यस्त्व॑ महाभाग परं स्नेहेन पश्यसि

Translation

那伽说道：“啊，福德深厚者！你的行止实为吉祥。你是善士，怜爱贤良。无论从何种角度，你都无可指摘，因为你以慈爱之眼观照众人。”

Word by Word

• नागः: the Nāga (serpent)
• नागः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाग
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• उवाच: said
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Perfect (Paroksha-bhuta), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• अहो: ah! indeed!
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अहो

• कल्याणवृत्तः: of auspicious conduct
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कल्याणवृत्त
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: Masculine/Feminine (contextual), Nominative, Singular

• साधुः: good; virtuous
• Type: Adjective
• Root: साधु
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सज्जनवत्सलः: affectionate toward good people
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सज्जनवत्सल
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अवाच्यः: not to be censured; blameless
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अवाच्य
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: Masculine/Feminine (contextual), Nominative, Singular

• महाभाग: O greatly fortunate one
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाभाग
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• परम्: supremely; exceedingly (lit. the highest)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• स्नेहेन: with affection
• स्नेहेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्नेह
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• पश्यसि: you see; you look (upon)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पश्
• Form: Present, Indicative, 2nd, Singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

नाग उवाच