Shloka 3
लुब्धक-कपोत-कपोती-आख्यानम्
The Hunter and the Pigeon Couple: Expiation and Refuge-Ethics
Devanagari script
वातवर्ष महच्चासीन्न चागच्छति मे प्रिया । कि नु तत् कारणं येन साद्यापि न निवर्तते,कबूतर दुखी होकर इस प्रकार विलाप करने लगा--'अहो! आज बड़ी भारी आँधी और वर्षा हुई है; किंतु अबतक मेरी प्यारी भार्या लौटकर नहीं आयी। ऐसा कौन-सा कारण हो गया, जिससे वह अभीतक नहीं लौट सकी है
Translation
The pigeon, stricken with sorrow, lamented: “Alas! Today a mighty windstorm and heavy rain have come; yet even now my beloved wife has not returned. What cause could there be, that she has still not come back?”
Word by Word
वातवर्षम्wind-and-rain (storm)
वातवर्षम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootवातवर्ष
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
महत्great, severe
महत्:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootमहत्
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
आसीत्was
आसीत्:
TypeVerb
Rootअस्
FormImperfect (Lan), 3rd, Singular
नnot
न:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
आगच्छतिcomes, returns
आगच्छति:
TypeVerb
Rootआ-गम्
FormPresent (Lat), 3rd, Singular
मेmy
मे:
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
Form—, Genitive, Singular
प्रियाbeloved (wife)
प्रिया:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootप्रिय
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
किम्what?
किम्:
TypePronoun
Rootकिम्
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular
नुindeed, I wonder
नु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनु
तत्that
तत्:
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular
कारणम्cause, reason
कारणम्:
TypeNoun
Rootकारण
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular
येनby which, because of which
येन:
Karana
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Singular
साshe
सा:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
अद्यtoday
अद्य:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअद्य
अपिeven, also
अपि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि
नnot
न:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
निवर्ततेreturns, comes back
निवर्तते:
TypeVerb
Rootनि-वृत्
FormPresent (Lat), 3rd, Singular, Atmanepada
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Cross References
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes