Shloka 48
Dama-pradhāna-dharma (Self-restraint as the Root of Dharma) — Śānti-parva 154
Devanagari script
अहो पुत्रवियोगेन मृतशून्योपसेवनात् । क्रोशतां सुभृशं दु:खं विवत्सानां गवामिव
Transliteration
aho putraviyogena mṛtaśūnyopasevanāt | krośatāṃ subhṛśaṃ duḥkhaṃ vivatsānāṃ gavām iva ||
Translation
জম্বুকে ক’লে—হায়! পুত্ৰবিয়োগে আৰু মৃত্যুৰে জীৱশূন্য হোৱা এই ঠাইত আশ্ৰয় লোৱাৰ ফলত, তেওঁলোকৰ দুখ অতি তীব্ৰ হৈ উচ্চস্বৰে ক্ৰন্দনত ফুটি উঠিছে—যেন বাছুৰহৰা গাভীসকলে আৰ্তনাদ কৰে।
Word by Word
अहोalas! / oh!
अहो:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअहो
पुत्र-वियोगेनby separation from (one's) son
पुत्र-वियोगेन:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootपुत्रवियोग
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
मृत-शून्य-उपसेवनात्from resorting to a desolate (place) empty like death
मृत-शून्य-उपसेवनात्:
Apadana
TypeNoun
Rootमृतशून्योपसेवन
FormNeuter, Ablative, Singular
क्रोशताम्of those crying/wailing
क्रोशताम्:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootक्रुश्
FormPresent, Participle (Shatru), Parasmaipada, Genitive, Plural, Masculine/Neuter (context-dependent)
सुभृशम्exceedingly, very much
सुभृशम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसुभृश
दुःखम्sorrow, pain
दुःखम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootदुःख
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
विवत्सानाम्of those without calves (bereft of calves)
विवत्सानाम्:
Adhikarana
TypeAdjective
Rootवि-वत्स
FormFeminine, Genitive, Plural
गवाम्of cows
गवाम्:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootगो
FormFeminine, Genitive, Plural
इवlike, as
इव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव
Speaker
जम्बुक उवाच
Characters & Entities
ज
जम्बुक (Jambuka)प
पुत्र (son/child)ग
गवः (cows)व
वत्स (calf)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes