Shloka 23

Mātali’s Proposal for Guṇakeśī and Sumukha’s Audience with Indra

Devanagari script

नारद उवाच ऐरावतकुले जात: सुमुखो नाम नागराटू | आर्यकस्य मत: पौत्रो दौहित्रो वामनस्य च,नारदजी बोले--मातले! यह नागराज सुमुख है, जो ऐरावतके कुलमें उत्पन्न हुआ है। यह आर्यकका पौत्र और वामनका दौहित्र है

Transliteration

nārada uvāca | airāvatakule jātaḥ sumukho nāma nāgarāṭ | āryakasya mataḥ pautro dauhitro vāmanasya ca |

Translation

那罗陀说道：“噢，摩多梨！这位名为苏穆迦的龙王，生于爱罗伐多的族系之中。他是阿梨耶迦的孙子，也同样是婆摩那之女所生的外孙。”

Word by Word

• नारदः: Narada
• नारदः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारद
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• उवाच: said/spoke
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Perfect (Paroksha-bhuta), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• ऐरावतकुले: in the lineage/family of Airavata
• ऐरावतकुले: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऐरावतकुल
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• जातः: born
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जात
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular, kta (past passive participle)

• सुमुखः: Sumukha (proper name)
• सुमुखः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुमुख
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• नाम: by name
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम

• नागराट्: king of serpents (naga-king)
• नागराट्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: नागराट्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• आर्यकस्य: of Aryaka
• Type: Noun
• Root: आर्यक
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• मतः: considered/known (as)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मत
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular, kta (past passive participle)

• पौत्रः: grandson
• पौत्रः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पौत्र
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• दौहित्रः: daughter's son (maternal grandson)
• दौहित्रः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: दौहित्र
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• वामनस्य: of Vamana
• Type: Noun
• Root: वामन
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

Speaker

नारद उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Narada
• Mātali
• Sumukha
• Airāvata
• Āryaka
• Vāmana
• Nāgas (serpents)