Shloka 4
Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Inquiry and Sañjaya’s Etymologies of Kṛṣṇa’s Names
Puruṣottama-nāma-nirvacana
Devanagari script
धृतराष्ट्र रवाच गावल्गणे>त्र का भक्तिर्या ते नित्या जनार्दने । यया त्वमभिजानासि त्रियुगं मधुसूदनम्
Translation
持国王说道：“三阇耶！你对阇那尔达那（圣克里希纳）恒常不变的奉爱，其本质为何？凭借那奉爱，你如何得以如实了知具‘三瑜伽’之相的摩度苏陀那？”
Word by Word
धृतराष्ट्रःDhritarashtra
धृतराष्ट्रः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootधृतराष्ट्र
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
उवाचsaid
उवाच:
TypeVerb
Rootवच्
FormPerfect, 3rd, Singular
गावल्गणेO Gaavalgaṇa (Sanjaya)
गावल्गणे:
Sampradana
TypeNoun
Rootगावल्गण
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
काwhat (kind of)?
का:
TypePronoun
Rootकिम्
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
भक्तिःdevotion
भक्तिः:
TypeNoun
Rootभक्ति
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
याwhich
या:
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
तेof you/your
ते:
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
Form—, Genitive, Singular
नित्याconstant, perpetual
नित्या:
TypeAdjective
Rootनित्य
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
जनार्दनेin/unto Janardana (Krishna)
जनार्दने:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootजनार्दन
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
ययाby which
यया:
Karana
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
FormFeminine, Instrumental, Singular
त्वम्you
त्वम्:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
Form—, Nominative, Singular
अभिजानासिyou know, recognize
अभिजानासि:
TypeVerb
Rootअभि-ज्ञा
FormPresent, 2nd, Singular
त्रियुगम्the one (manifest) in three yugas
त्रियुगम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootत्रियुग
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
मधुसूदनम्Madhusudana (Krishna)
मधुसूदनम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootमधुसूदन
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes