Shloka 52
उपदेशदोषप्रसङ्गः (Upadeśa-doṣa-prasaṅgaḥ) — The Risk of Misapplied Counsel
Devanagari script
सुव्यक्त कारणं ह्वात्र न ते हास्यमकारणम् । कौतूहलं मे सुभृशं तत्त्वेन कथयस्व मे
Translation
Surely there is a clear cause for your laughter here; it cannot be without reason. My curiosity is keen—tell me, then, the truth as it truly is.
Word by Word
सुव्यक्तम्clearly manifest
सुव्यक्तम्:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootसुव्यक्त
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
कारणम्cause, reason
कारणम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootकारण
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
हिindeed, surely
हि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि
अत्रhere, in this matter
अत्र:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअत्र
नnot
न:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
तेof you/your
ते:
Sambandha
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
Form—, Genitive, Singular
हास्यम्laughter, smiling
हास्यम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootहास्य
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
अकारणम्without cause
अकारणम्:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootअकारण
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
कौतूहलम्curiosity, eagerness to know
कौतूहलम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootकौतूहल
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
मेmy, of me
मे:
Sambandha
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
Form—, Genitive, Singular
सुभृशम्exceedingly, very much
सुभृशम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसुभृशम्
तत्त्वेनin truth, truly
तत्त्वेन:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootतत्त्व
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Singular
कथयस्वtell, relate
कथयस्व:
TypeVerb
Rootकथ्
FormLoṭ (Imperative), Second, Singular, Parasmaipada
मेto me
मे:
Sampradana
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
Form—, Dative, Singular
Speaker
पुरोहित उवाच
Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes