Shloka 75

Vyāghra–Gomāyu Saṃvāda (व्याघ्रगोमायु संवाद) — Testing Character Beneath Appearances

Devanagari script

त॑ स गोमायुरालोक्य स्नेहादागतसम्भ्रमम्‌ । उवाच प्रणतो वाक्‍्यं बाष्पगद्गदया गिरा,सियारने देखा, मालिकका हृदय स्नेहसे आकुल हो रहा है, तब उसने उसे प्रणाम करके अश्रुगद्वद वाणीसे इस प्रकार कहना आरम्भ किया--

Transliteration

taṁ sa gomāyur ālokya snehād āgata-sambhramam | uvāca praṇato vākyaṁ bāṣpa-gadgadayā girā ||

Translation

Bhīṣma said: Seeing that jackal, whose agitation had arisen from affection, he bowed down and began to speak—his words choked and trembling, his voice broken by tears. The scene shows how deep attachment can overwhelm composure and make speech falter even in a respectful address.

Word by Word

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• गोमायुः: jackal
• गोमायुः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: गोमायु
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• आलोक्य: having seen
• Type: Verb
• Root: आलोक्
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral here), Non-finite

• स्नेहात्: from affection / out of affection
• स्नेहात्: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्नेह
• Form: Masculine, Ablative, Singular

• आगत: come, arisen
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आ-गम्
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• सम्भ्रमम्: agitation, excitement
• सम्भ्रमम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सम्भ्रम
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• उवाच: said
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Perfect, 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• प्रणतः: bowed down, having saluted
• प्रणतः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र-नम्
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• वाक्यम्: speech, words
• वाक्यम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाक्य
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• बाष्प: tears
• बाष्प: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: बाष्प
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental (in compound sense), Singular

• गद्गदया: stammering, choked (with emotion)
• गद्गदया: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गद्गद
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

• गिरा: with voice
• गिरा: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: गिर्
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• gomāyu (jackal)