Shloka 57

Vyāghra–Gomāyu Saṃvāda (व्याघ्रगोमायु संवाद) — Testing Character Beneath Appearances

Devanagari script

शार्टूलस्य वच:ः श्रुत्वा शार्ट्लजननी ततः

Transliteration

śārṭūlasya vacaḥ śrutvā śārṭlajananī tataḥ

Translation

Bhishma sprach: Als Śārṭūlas Worte vernommen waren, erwiderte Śārṭūlas Mutter — ein Augenblick, in dem der im Familienkreis angenommene Rat zur Grundlage der nächsten sittlichen Entscheidung und Tat wird.

Word by Word

• शार्टूलस्य: of Śārṭūla
• शार्टूलस्य: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: शार्टूल
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• वचः: speech/words
• वचः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचस्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु
• Form: Absolutive (Gerund)

• शार्टूलजननी: the mother of Śārṭūla
• शार्टूलजननी: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: शार्टूल-जननी
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• ततः: then/thereupon
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Śārṭūla
• Śārṭūla’s mother