Shloka 219

Skanda–Svāhā-saṃvāda; Gaṇa-vyutpatti and Śvetaparvata-vaibhava

Chapter 220

Devanagari script

महाभाग! ब्राह्मणलोग त्रिविध उक्थ मन्त्रोंद्रार जिसकी स्तुति करते हैं, जिसने महावाणी (परा)-का आविष्कार किया है तथा ज्ञानी पुरुष जिसे आश्वासन देनेवाला समझते हैं; उस अग्निका नाम 'उक्थ' है ।। इति श्रीमहा भारते वनपर्वणि मार्कण्डेयसमास्यापर्वणि आंगिरसोपाख्याने एकोनविंशत्यधिकद्वधिशततमो<5ध्याय:

Transliteration

mahābhāga! brāhmaṇalogāḥ trividhauktha-mantraiḥ yasya stutiṃ kurvanti, yena mahāvāṇī (parā) āviṣkṛtā, tathā jñāninaḥ puruṣāḥ yaṃ āśvāsana-dātāraṃ manyante; tasya agneḥ nāma “uktha” iti.

Translation

马尔坎德耶说道：“噢，高贵之人！婆罗门以三重《乌克塔》(Uktha)赞歌颂扬那位火神。正是他开显了至上的言语（Parā），智者亦视他为赐予安慰与内在信心者。那火神名为‘乌克塔’。”

Word by Word

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

• ब्राह्मणाः: Brahmins
• ब्राह्मणाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• लोकाः: people
• लोकाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• त्रिविधैः: by threefold
• त्रिविधैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रिविध
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• उक्थैः: with uktha-hymns
• उक्थैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: उक्थ
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• मन्त्रैः: with mantras
• मन्त्रैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्त्र
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• यस्य: whose
• यस्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• स्तुतिम्: praise
• स्तुतिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्तुति
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• कुर्वन्ति: they do/make
• कुर्वन्ति: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ
• Form: Present, Third, Plural

• यः: who
• यः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• महावाणीम्: the great speech
• महावाणीम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: महावाणी
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• पराम्: supreme (parā)
• पराम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परा
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• आविष्कृतवान्: has revealed/invented
• आविष्कृतवान्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: आविष्कृ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular, Perfect (periphrastic)

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

• ज्ञानी: a wise man
• ज्ञानी: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्ञानिन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• पुरुषः: person
• पुरुषः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरुष
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• यम्: whom
• यम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• आश्वासनदं: as a giver of assurance
• आश्वासनदं: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आश्वासनद
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• मन्यते: considers/thinks
• मन्यते: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: मन्
• Form: Present, Third, Singular, Atmanepada

• तस्य: of that (one)
• तस्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• अग्नेः: of Agni
• अग्नेः: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्नि
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• नाम: name
• Type: Noun
• Root: नामन्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• उक्थम्: Uktha
• Type: Noun
• Root: उक्थ
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• इति: thus
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति

Speaker

मार्कण्डेय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Mārkaṇḍeya
• Agni
• Uktha
• Brāhmaṇas
• Parā-vāk (Parā speech)