Shloka 7

परिक्षिद्वृत्तान्तप्रश्नः

Inquiry into Parīkṣit’s Conduct and the Beginnings of His Downfall

Devanagari script

वीरणस्तम्बके मूलं यदप्येकमिह स्थितम्‌ | तदप्ययं शनैराखुरादत्ते दशनै: शितै:,“खशके इस गुच्छेमें जो मूलका एक तन्तु यहाँ बचा है, उसे भी यह चूहा अपने तीखे दाँतोंसे धीरे-धीरे कुतर रहा है

Transliteration

vīraṇastambake mūlaṃ yad apy ekam iha sthitam | tad apy ayaṃ śanair ākhur ādatte daśanaiḥ śitaiḥ ||

Translation

Takṣaka said: “Even the single remaining root-fibre of this clump of vīraṇa grass that still stands here—this mouse is slowly gnawing away at that too with its sharp teeth.”

Word by Word

वीरणस्तम्बकेin the clump of vīraṇa-grass

मूलम्root

यत्which

अपिeven/also

एकम्one (single)

इहhere

स्थितम्standing/remaining

तत्that

अपिeven/also

अयम्this (one)

शनैःslowly, little by little

आखुःrat/mouse

आदत्तेtakes away/seizes (gnaws off)

दशनैःwith teeth

शितैःsharp

Speaker

तक्षक उवाच

Characters & Entities

Takṣaka

ākhu (mouse/rat)

vīraṇa-stambaka (clump of vīraṇa grass)

mūla (root-fibre)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Sandhi Notes