Shloka 176

Adhyāya 118: Saciva-parīkṣā

Testing and Appointment of Ministers/Servants

Devanagari script

फलमूलाशनं कर्तु नैच्छतू स पिशिताशन: । शरभ भी अत्यन्त प्रसन्न हो सदा प्राणियोंके वधमें तत्पर रहता था। वह मांसभोजी जीव फल-मूल खानेकी कभी इच्छा नहीं करता था

Transliteration

phalamūlāśanaṃ kartuṃ naicchatū sa piśitāśanaḥ | śarabho 'tyanta-prasanno hi sadā prāṇi-vadhe tatparaḥ | sa māṃsabhogī jīvaḥ phala-mūla-khādanāya kadācana necchati sma ||

Translation

Bhishma said: That flesh-eater had no wish to take up a diet of fruits and roots. Indeed, the Śarabha was exceedingly pleased in its own nature and was always intent on the killing of living beings. Being a meat-eating creature, it never desired to eat fruits and roots.

Word by Word

• फल: fruit
• फल: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• मूल: root
• मूल: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूल
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• अशनम्: eating; food-intake
• अशनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अशन
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• कर्तुम्: to do; to undertake
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ
• Form: Tumun (infinitive)

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• ऐच्छत्: desired; wished
• Type: Verb
• Root: इष्
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

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

• पिशिताशनः: meat-eater
• पिशिताशनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पिशिताशन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhishma
• Śarabha