Shloka 43

Arjuna’s request to Krishna and the opening of the Kāśyapa–Brāhmaṇa mokṣa discourse (Āśvamedhika-parva 16)

Devanagari script

प्रीतो5स्मि ते महाप्राज्ञ ब्रूहि किं करवाणि ते । यदीप्सुरुपपन्नस्त्वं तस्य कालोडयमागत:,महाप्राज्ञ! मैं तुम्हारे ऊपर बहुत प्रसन्न हूँ। बोलो, तुम्हारा कौन-सा प्रिय कार्य करूँ? तुम जिस वस्तुको पानेकी इच्छासे मेरे पास आये हो, उसके प्राप्त होनेका यह समय आ गया है

Translation

“O great sage, I am well pleased with you. Speak: what dear task shall I do for you? If you have come to me desiring to obtain something, the time for attaining it has now arrived.”

Word by Word

प्रीतःpleased

अस्मिI am

तेto you / for you

महाप्राज्ञO very wise one

ब्रूहिtell (me)

किम्what

करवाणिshould I do / may I do

तेfor you

यदिif

ईप्सुःdesiring (to obtain)

उपपन्नःhaving come / arrived; being present

त्वम्you

तस्यof that / of it

कालःtime

अयम्this

आगतःhas come / has arrived

Speaker

सिद्ध उवाच

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Sandhi Notes