Shloka 5

Devanagari script

दत्तचक्षुरिवाकाशे पश्यामि विमृशामि च । प्रज्ञानवचनाद्यो5यमुपदेशो हि मे कृत:,आपने मुझे यह उपदेश क्या दिया, अन्धेको आँख दे दी। आपके इस ज्ञानमय वचनको सुनकर मैं आकाशकी ओर देखता और कर्तव्यका विचार करता हूँ

Transliteration

dattacakṣur ivākāśe paśyāmi vimṛśāmi ca | prajñānavacanād yo ’yam upadeśo hi me kṛtaḥ ||

Translation

Der Brahmane sprach: „Es ist, als hättest du einem Blinden das Augenlicht geschenkt. Nachdem ich diese Unterweisung vernommen habe — hervorgegangen aus weiser, unterscheidender Rede — blicke ich nun gleichsam in den offenen Himmel empor und bedenke, was zu tun ist.“

Word by Word

• दत्तचक्षुः: one whose eyes have been given (as if given sight)
• दत्तचक्षुः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दत्तचक्षुस्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• इव: as if
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव

• आकाशे: in the sky
• आकाशे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: आकाश
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• पश्यामि: I see
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश्
• Form: Present, First, Singular, Parasmaipada

• विमृशामि: I reflect/consider
• Type: Verb
• Root: मृश्
• Form: Present, First, Singular, Parasmaipada

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• प्रज्ञानवचनात्: from (your) wise statement
• प्रज्ञानवचनात्: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रज्ञानवचन
• Form: Neuter, Ablative, Singular

• यः: which/that (he/this)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अयम्: this
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• उपदेशः: instruction/teaching
• उपदेशः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: उपदेश
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• हि: indeed/for
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि

• मे: of me / to me
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: Genitive, Singular

• कृतः: done/made/given
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ
• Form: Past passive participle (kta), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

ब्राह्मण उवाच

Characters & Entities

• ब्राह्मण (Brahmin speaker)
• आकाश (sky)