Shloka 101

Devanagari script

अथात्मकृत्ये त्वरित: सम्यक्‌ प्रश्नितमाचरन्‌ । उवाच लोमशो वाक्‍्यं मूषिकं चिरकारिणम्‌

Transliteration

athātmakṛtye tvaritaḥ samyak praśnitam ācaran | uvāca lomaśo vākyaṃ mūṣikaṃ cirakāriṇam ||

Translation

Then, hastening to attend to what needed to be done, and acting in accordance with what had been properly asked, Lomaśa spoke these words to the mouse named Cirakārin.

Word by Word

• अथ: then
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ

• आत्मकृत्ये: in (his) own duty/task
• आत्मकृत्ये: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: आत्मकृत्य
• Form: neuter, locative, singular

• त्वरितः: hastened, quick
• त्वरितः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्वरित
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• सम्यक्: properly, rightly
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम्यक्

• प्रश्नितम्: asked (question)
• प्रश्नितम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रश्नित
• Form: neuter, accusative, singular

• आचरन्: doing, carrying out
• आचरन्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: आचर्
• Form: present, third, singular, parasmaipada, present participle (masc. nom. sg.)

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: perfect, third, singular, parasmaipada

• लोमशः: Lomaśa (proper name)
• लोमशः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोमश
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• वाक्यम्: speech, words
• वाक्यम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाक्य
• Form: neuter, accusative, singular

• मूषिकम्: to the mouse
• मूषिकम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूषिक
• Form: masculine, accusative, singular

• चिरकारिणम्: long-acting; one who takes long (to do)
• चिरकारिणम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चिरकारिन्
• Form: masculine, accusative, singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• Lomaśa
• Mūṣika (mouse)
• Cirakārin

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the ethical value of responding to proper inquiry with proper action—doing what must be done without delay, and aligning one’s conduct with sound counsel.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhīṣma narrates that Lomaśa, having been rightly questioned, proceeds promptly to his task and addresses the mouse named Cirakārin, continuing an instructive episode framed as moral guidance.