Shloka 21

Nahūṣa’s Fall Explained: Agastya’s Account to Indra (Śalya-narrated)

Devanagari script

शल्य कहते हैं--युधिष्ठिर! तदनन्तर महर्षियोंसे घिरे हुए देवता, पितर, यक्ष, नाग, राक्षस, गन्धर्व, देवकन्याएँ तथा समस्त अप्सराएँ बहुत प्रसन्न हुईं। सरिताएँ, सरोवर, शैल और समुद्र भी बहुत संतुष्ट हुए

Transliteration

śalya uvāca—yudhiṣṭhira! tadanantaraṁ maharṣibhir vṛtā devatāḥ pitaro yakṣā nāgā rākṣasā gandharvā devakanyāś ca sarvā apsarasaś ca suṣṭu prītā abhavan. saritaḥ sarāṁsi śailāḥ samudraś ca parituṣṭā abhavan.

Translation

沙利耶说道：“尤提施提罗，此后，诸天——为大圣仙所环绕——连同祖灵、夜叉、那伽、罗刹、乾闼婆、天女以及一切阿普萨拉斯，都深深欢悦。甚至江河、湖泊、群山与大海，也都大为称心。”

Word by Word

• शल्यः: Shalya
• शल्यः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: शल्य
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• कथयति: says/tells
• Type: Verb
• Root: कथ्
• Form: Present, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• युधिष्ठिर: O Yudhishthira
• युधिष्ठिर: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: युधिष्ठिर
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• तदनन्तरम्: thereafter
• तदनन्तरम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदनन्तर

• महर्षिभिः: by/with great sages
• महर्षिभिः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: महर्षि
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• घिरिताः: surrounded
• Type: Verb
• Root: घृत
• Form: Past Passive Participle (kta), Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• देवताः: the gods
• देवताः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवता
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural

• पितरः: the ancestors (Pitrs)
• पितरः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• यक्षाः: yakshas
• यक्षाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: यक्ष
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• नागाः: nagas/serpents
• नागाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाग
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• राक्षसाः: rakshasas
• राक्षसाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: राक्षस
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• गन्धर्वाः: gandharvas
• गन्धर्वाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: गन्धर्व
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• देवकन्याः: daughters of the gods
• देवकन्याः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवकन्या
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural

• तथा: and/also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• समस्ताः: all
• Type: Adjective
• Root: समस्त
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural

• अप्सरसः: apsarases
• अप्सरसः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अप्सरस्
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural

• अतीव: very/indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अतीव

• प्रसन्नाः: pleased/delighted
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रसन्न
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• अभवन्: became/were
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू
• Form: Imperfect, Third, Plural, Parasmaipada

• सरितः: rivers
• सरितः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सरित्
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural

• सरोवराणि: lakes
• सरोवराणि: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सरोवर
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Plural

• शैलाः: mountains
• शैलाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: शैल
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• समुद्राः: oceans/seas
• समुद्राः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: समुद्र
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• अपि: also/even
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

• अतीव: very
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अतीव

• सन्तुष्टाः: satisfied/content
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सन्तुष्ट
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• अभवन्: were/became
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू
• Form: Imperfect, Third, Plural, Parasmaipada

Speaker

शल्य उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Śalya
• Yudhiṣṭhira
• Maharṣis
• Devatās
• Pitṛs
• Yakṣas
• Nāgas
• Rākṣasas
• Gandharvas
• Devakanyās
• Apsarases
• Rivers
• Lakes
• Mountains
• Ocean