Shloka 3
Śānti-parva Adhyāya 30: Nārada–Parvata Samaya-bhaṅga, Śāpa, and the Marriage of Sukumārī
Devanagari script
उताहो नाममात्र वै सुवर्णछ्ठीविनो&भवत् | कथं वा काञ्चनष्ठीवीत्येतदिच्छामि वेदितुम्,उस बालकका नाममात्र ही सुवर्णष्ठीवी था या उसमें वैसा ही गुण भी था। सुवर्णष्ठीवी नाम पड़नेका कारण क्या था? यह सब मैं जानना चाहता हूँ
Transliteration
utāho nāmamātraṃ vai suvarṇaṣṭhīvino 'bhavat | kathaṃ vā kāñcanaṣṭhīvīty etad icchāmi veditum |
Translation
যুধিষ্ঠির বললেন— “ছেলেটির নাম ‘সুবর্ণষ্ঠীবী’ কি কেবল নামেই ছিল, না কি তার মধ্যে সত্যিই তেমন গুণ ছিল? আর ‘কাঞ্চনষ্ঠীবী’ নাম সে কীভাবে পেল? এ সব আমি জানতে চাই।”
Word by Word
उतor else; alternatively
उत:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउत
अहोindeed; ah!
अहो:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअहो
नामname
नाम:
TypeNoun
Rootनामन्
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular
मात्रonly; merely
मात्र:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootमात्र
वैindeed; surely
वै:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवै
सुवर्णष्ठीविनःof Suvarṇaṣṭhīvin (the one named 'golden-spitter')
सुवर्णष्ठीविनः:
TypeNoun
Rootसुवर्णष्ठीविन्
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
अभवत्was; became
अभवत्:
TypeVerb
Rootभू
FormImperfect, 3, Singular
कथम्how?
कथम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootकथम्
वाor
वा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवा
काञ्चनष्ठीवीKāñcanaṣṭhīvin (golden-spitter)
काञ्चनष्ठीवी:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootकाञ्चनष्ठीविन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
इतिthus; as (so-called)
इति:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइति
एतत्this (matter)
एतत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootएतद्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
इच्छामिI wish; I desire
इच्छामि:
TypeVerb
Rootइष्
FormPresent, 1, Singular
वेदितुम्to know
वेदितुम्:
TypeVerb
Rootविद्
FormTumun (infinitive)
Speaker
युधिछिर उवाच
Characters & Entities
Y
YudhiṣṭhiraS
Suvarṇaṣṭhīvin (epithet/name)K
Kāñcanaṣṭhīvī (epithet/name)T
the boy (bālaka)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes