Shloka 28

Devanagari script

त्वरे चाहमनेनाद्य यदिदं मे चिकीर्षितम्‌ । तस्य मे त्वरमाणस्य कुतो निद्रा कुत: सुखम्‌

Transliteration

tvarē cāham anenādya yad idaṁ me cikīrṣitam | tasya me tvaramāṇasya kuto nidrā kutaḥ sukham ||

Translation

“I am in haste today to carry out what I intend to do. For me, rushing toward that purpose, how could there be sleep—how could there be comfort?”

Word by Word

• त्वरे: in haste
• त्वरे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वरा
• Form: Feminine, Locative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अहम्
• Form: Nominative, Singular

• अनेन: by/with this
• अनेन: Karana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• अद्य: today
• अद्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अद्य

• यत्: which/what
• यत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• मे: of me / my
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: Genitive, Singular

• चिकीर्षितम्: intended to be done / intended act
• चिकीर्षितम्: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (चिकीर्ष्)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular, क्त (past passive participle), Passive (participial)

• तस्य: of that
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• मे: of me / my
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: Genitive, Singular

• त्वरमाणस्य: of (me) hurrying
• त्वरमाणस्य: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: त्वर्
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular, शानच् (present active participle), Active (participial)

• कुतः: whence? how (could there be)?
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कुतः

• निद्रा: sleep
• निद्रा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: निद्रा
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• कुतः: whence? how (could there be)?
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कुतः

• सुखम्: comfort/pleasure
• सुखम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुख
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

कृप उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Kṛpa

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

A mind seized by urgent intent cannot easily accommodate rest or comfort; determination—especially in a crisis—often displaces personal ease, highlighting the tension between purpose and wellbeing.

What is happening in the narrative?

Kṛpa speaks of pressing urgency to accomplish a planned action; because he is intent on executing it swiftly, he says sleep and comfort are impossible for him at that moment.