Shloka 14

Indra–Mataṅga Saṃvāda: On the rarity and responsibilities of Brāhmaṇya (इन्द्र-मतङ्ग संवादः)

Devanagari script

एतत्‌ श्रुत्वा मतड़स्तु दारुणं रासभीवच: । अवतीर्य रथात्‌ तूर्ण रासभीं प्रत्यभाषत,गधीका यह दारुण वचन सुनकर मतंग तुरंत रथसे उतर पड़ा और गधीसे इस प्रकार बोला--

Transliteration

etat śrutvā mataṅgas tu dāruṇaṃ rāsabhīvacaḥ | avatīrya rathāt tūrṇaṃ rāsabhīṃ pratyabhāṣata ||

Translation

Bhīṣma said: Hearing those harsh words spoken by the she-donkey, Mataṅga at once descended quickly from his chariot and addressed the she-donkey in reply—

Word by Word

• एतत्: this (statement/thing)
• एतत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral), Non-finite

• मतङ्गः: Matanga
• मतङ्गः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: मतङ्ग
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तु: but/indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• दारुणम्: harsh/terrible
• दारुणम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दारुण
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• रासभी-वचः: the she-ass's words/speech
• रासभी-वचः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: रासभी + वचस्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• अवतीर्य: having descended
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव-तॄ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा/ल्यप् (absolutive; -य form), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral), Non-finite

• रथात्: from the chariot
• रथात्: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: रथ
• Form: Masculine, Ablative, Singular

• तूर्णम्: quickly
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तूर्ण

• रासभीम्: the she-ass
• रासभीम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: रासभी
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• प्रति: towards/to
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रति

• अभाषत: spoke
• Type: Verb
• Root: भाष् (धातु)
• Form: Imperfect (लङ्), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• Mataṅga
• rāsabhī (she-donkey)
• ratha (chariot)