Shloka 48
Śaraṇāgata-Atithi-Dharma in the Kapota Narrative (कपोत-आख्यानम्—शरणागतधर्मः)
Devanagari script
चाण्डालस्तद् वच: श्रुत्वा महर्षेर्भावितात्मन: । शयनादुपसम्भ्रान्त उद्ययौ प्रति तं ततः,पवित्र अन्तःकरणवाले उस महर्षिका वह वचन सुनकर चाण्डाल घबराकर अपनी शय्यासे उठा और उनके पास चला गया
Transliteration
cāṇḍālas tad vacaḥ śrutvā maharṣer bhāvitātmanaḥ | śayanād upasambhrānta udyayau prati taṃ tataḥ ||
Translation
Hearing the words of the great sage—whose inner self was purified and disciplined—the Caṇḍāla, startled, rose quickly from his bed and then went toward him.
Word by Word
चाण्डालःthe Chandala
चाण्डालः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootचाण्डाल
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
तत्that
तत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
वचःspeech, words
वचः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवचस्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
श्रुत्वाhaving heard
श्रुत्वा:
TypeVerb
Rootश्रु
Formक्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral for gerund)
महर्षेःof the great sage
महर्षेः:
Sambandha
TypeNoun
Rootमहर्षि
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
भावितात्मनःof the self-controlled/purified-souled (one)
भावितात्मनः:
Sambandha
TypeAdjective
Rootभावितात्मन्
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
शयनात्from (his) bed, from lying down
शयनात्:
Apadana
TypeNoun
Rootशयन
FormNeuter, Ablative, Singular
उपसम्भ्रान्तःagitated, startled
उपसम्भ्रान्तः:
TypeAdjective
Rootउपसम्भ्रान्त
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular, क्त (past passive participle)
उद्ययौrose up, got up
उद्ययौ:
TypeVerb
Rootउद्-या
FormPerfect (Liṭ), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
प्रतिtowards
प्रति:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्रति
तम्him
तम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
ततःthen, thereafter
ततः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootततः
Speaker
घपच उवाच
Characters & Entities
C
CaṇḍālaM
Mahārṣi (great sage)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes