Shloka 17

Devanagari script

असम्भावितरूपं हि त्वयि कर्म विगर्हितम्‌ । शुक्ले रक्तमिव न्यस्तं भवेदिति मतिर्मम

Transliteration

asambhāvitarūpaṃ hi tvayi karma vigarhitam | śukle raktam iva nyastaṃ bhaved iti matir mama ||

Translation

Indeed, for you to commit a blameworthy deed is something beyond expectation. It would be like a red stain placed upon a white cloth—such is my conviction.

Word by Word

• असम्भावितरूपम्: of an unimaginable/implausible nature
• Type: Adjective
• Root: असम्भावितरूप
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• हि: indeed/for
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि

• त्वयि: in you
• त्वयि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद्
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• कर्म: deed/action
• कर्म: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्मन्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• विगर्हितम्: blameworthy/censured
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विगर्हित
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• शुक्ले: in/onto a white (cloth/garment)
• शुक्ले: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुक्ल
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• रक्तम्: red dye/red color
• रक्तम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: रक्त
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• इव: like/as if
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव

• न्यस्तम्: placed/laid (upon)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: न्यस्त
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• भवेत्: would be/might be
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू
• Form: Potential (Vidhi-lin), 3rd, Singular

• इति: thus (quotative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति

• मतिः: thought/opinion
• मतिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: मति
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• मम: of me/my
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: Genitive, Singular

Speaker

कृप उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Kṛpa

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

A person known for virtue and restraint should not be associated with censurable action; moral reputation is portrayed as purity easily marred, like a white cloth stained red.

What is happening in the narrative?

Kṛpa addresses another warrior with admonitory respect, expressing disbelief that such a person could engage in a reprehensible deed, using the vivid simile of a red stain on white cloth.