Shloka 13
Devanagari script
ब्राह्मण उवाच आगतोऊहं महाभाग तव दर्शनलालस: । कंचिदर्थमनर्थज्ञ: प्र््धकामो भुजड्रम
Transliteration
brāhmaṇa uvāca: āgato ’haṃ mahābhāga tava darśana-lālasaḥ | kañcid arthaṃ anartha-jñaḥ pṛthak-kāmo bhujaṅgama ||
Translation
ব্রাহ্মণ বললেন—হে মহাভাগ সর্পরাজ, আপনার দর্শনের আকাঙ্ক্ষায় আমি এখানে এসেছি। একটি বিষয়ে আপনাকে জিজ্ঞাসা করতে চাই, যার মর্ম আমি নিজে জানি না।
Word by Word
ब्राह्मणःthe Brahmin
ब्राह्मणः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootब्राह्मण
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
उवाचsaid
उवाच:
TypeVerb
Rootवच्
FormPerfect (Liṭ), Third, Singular
आगतःhaving come / come
आगतः:
TypeVerb
Rootआ-गम्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
अहम्I
अहम्:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
Form—, Nominative, Singular
महाभागO greatly fortunate one
महाभाग:
TypeNoun
Rootमहाभाग
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
तवof you / your
तव:
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
Form—, Genitive, Singular
दर्शन-लालसःeager for (your) sight
दर्शन-लालसः:
TypeAdjective
Rootदर्शनलालस
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
कञ्चित्some
कञ्चित्:
TypePronoun
Rootकिम्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
अर्थम्matter / question
अर्थम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअर्थ
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
अनर्थ-ज्ञःnot knowing (that) matter / ignorant of it
अनर्थ-ज्ञः:
TypeAdjective
Rootअनर्थज्ञ
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
पृच्छामिI ask
पृच्छामि:
TypeVerb
Rootप्रच्छ्
FormPresent (Laṭ), First, Singular
कामःdesire
कामः:
TypeNoun
Rootकाम
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
भुजङ्गमO serpent (king)
भुजङ्गम:
TypeNoun
Rootभुजङ्गम
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
Speaker
ब्राह्मण उवाच
Characters & Entities
B
Brāhmaṇa (the speaker)B
Bhujaṅgama / Nāgarāja (serpent-lord addressed)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse models ethical inquiry: the seeker admits ignorance (anartha-jñaḥ) and approaches a worthy being with humility and eagerness to learn, implying that dharma is clarified through sincere questioning and proper guidance.
A Brahmin approaches a serpent-lord (nāgarāja), stating he has come out of longing to see him and wishes to ask about a matter whose true meaning he does not yet understand.