Shloka 26
Śṛṅgī’s Curse on King Parikṣit
Parikṣit–Śṛṅgī–Takṣaka Causal Link
Devanagari script
अपरे त्वब्रुव॑स्तत्र जले प्रक्रीडितं नृूपम्
Transliteration
apare tv abruvaṁs tatra jale prakrīḍitaṁ nṛpam
Translation
অন্যেরা সেখানে বলল—রাজা নাকি সেই জলে ক্রীড়া করছিলেন।
Word by Word
अपरेothers
अपरे:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअपर
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
तुbut/indeed
तु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु
अब्रुवन्said/spoke
अब्रुवन्:
TypeVerb
Rootब्रू
FormImperfect (Lan), 3rd, Plural
तत्रthere
तत्र:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतत्र
जलेin water
जले:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootजल
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
प्रक्रीडितम्played/sported (having played)
प्रक्रीडितम्:
Karma
TypeVerb
Rootप्र + क्रीड
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
नृपम्the king
नृपम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootनृप
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
Speaker
शेष उवाच
Characters & Entities
N
nṛpa (king)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how accounts about a person—especially a ruler—can differ; ethical discernment requires not rushing to conclusions and considering the reliability of reports.
A group of speakers offers an alternative explanation of events, stating that the king was simply playing in the water at that place, contrasting with other claims made just before.