श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच । एवमेतन्मया राम ब्रह्मैष कथितस्तव । विवादमकरोन्मृत्युर्यमेनैतत्कृते पुरा ॥ ४६ ॥
śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca | ēvamētanmayā rāma brahmaiṣa kathitastava | vivādamakarōnmṛtyuryamēnaitatkṛtē purā || 46 ||
Translation
Vasiṣṭha said: "It is so, Rāma: I have told you of Brahmā. Long ago Death argued with Yama for this reason.
Word by word
- ēvam
- so
- ētan
- (etat) it is
- mayā
- I
- rāma
- Rāma
- brahmā
- of Brahmā
- ēṣa
- this
- kathitas
- (kathitaḥ) have told
- tava
- you
- vivādam
- argued
- akarōn
- (akarot) made
- mṛtyur
- (mṛtyuḥ) Death
- yamēna
- with Yama
- ētat
- this
- kṛtē
- for reason
- purā
- long ago
Meaning
Vasiṣṭha confirms it, and adds that the story is not only an image: the dispute happened. The commentary: it is true; I told you of Brahmā under the name of the sky-born brahmin, and in ancient times Death held this dialogue with Yama about him.