Shloka 19
Adhyāya 122 — Śruta-vṛtta-yukta Brāhmaṇa and the Ethics of Dāna
Maitreya–Vyāsa Saṃvāda
Devanagari script
व्यास उवाच अर्चितो5हं त्वया राजन् वाम्भिरद्य यदृच्छया । अद्य ते कीटतां प्राप्य स्मृतिर्जाता जुगुप्सिता
Translation
Vyāsa said: “O king, today you have fittingly praised and honored me with your words, as if by chance. Yet even now, having come to the state of an insect, the loathsome memory of that condition—the impulse to eat flesh—still arises within you.”
Word by Word
व्यासःVyasa
व्यासः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootव्यास
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
उवाचsaid
उवाच:
TypeVerb
Rootवच्
FormPerfect, 3, Singular, Parasmaipada
अर्चितःhonoured, worshipped
अर्चितः:
TypeAdjective
Rootअर्चित
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
अहम्I
अहम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअहम्
FormNominative, Singular
त्वयाby you
त्वया:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootत्वद्
FormInstrumental, Singular
राजन्O king
राजन्:
TypeNoun
Rootराजन्
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
वाक्भिःwith words/speech
वाक्भिः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootवाच्
FormFeminine, Instrumental, Plural
अद्यtoday, now
अद्य:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअद्य
यदृच्छयाby chance, accidentally
यदृच्छया:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootयदृच्छा
FormFeminine, Instrumental, Singular
अद्यtoday, now
अद्य:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअद्य
तेto you/for you
ते:
Sampradana
TypeNoun
Rootत्वद्
FormDative, Singular
कीटताम्the state of being a worm/insect
कीटताम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootकीटता
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
प्राप्यhaving attained
प्राप्य:
TypeVerb
Rootप्राप्
Formल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage)
स्मृतिःmemory
स्मृतिः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootस्मृति
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
जाताarisen, occurred
जाता:
TypeAdjective
Rootजात
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
जुगुप्सिताdisgusting, loathsome
जुगुप्सिता:
TypeAdjective
Rootजुगुप्सित
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
Speaker
व्यास उवाच
Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes