Shloka 28
Ajagara-vrata (The ‘Python’ Discipline): Prahrāda Questions a Wandering Sage
Devanagari script
कृच्छात् समुद्धरन् भार न्यग्रोधं समुपागमत् । न्यषीदच्च परिश्रान्तः क्लान्तश्न क्षुधितश्न॒ सः,यह सुनकर सब ब्राह्मणसमुदाय चारों ओर भाग चले। गौतम भी सुवर्णका भारी भार लेकर बड़ी कठिनाईसे ढोता हुआ जल्दी-जल्दी चलकर बरगदके पास आया। वहाँ पहुँचते ही थककर बैठ गया। वह भूखसे पीड़ित और क्लान्त हो रहा था
Transliteration
kṛcchāt samuddharan bhāraṃ nyagrodhaṃ samupāgamat | nyaṣīdac ca pariśrāntaḥ klāntaś ca kṣudhitaś ca saḥ ||
Translation
With great difficulty, bearing the heavy load, he reached the banyan tree. Arriving there, he sat down, utterly exhausted—worn out and tormented by hunger.
Word by Word
कृच्छात्with difficulty
कृच्छात्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootकृच्छ
FormAblative (used adverbially)
समुद्धरन्lifting up / carrying up
समुद्धरन्:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootसम्-उद्-हृ
FormPresent active participle, nominative singular masculine
भारम्a load, burden
भारम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootभार
FormMasculine, accusative singular
न्यग्रोधम्banyan tree
न्यग्रोधम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootन्यग्रोध
FormMasculine, accusative singular
समुपागमत्went to, approached
समुपागमत्:
TypeVerb
Rootसम्-उप-गम्
FormImperfect (laṅ), 3rd person singular, parasmaipada
न्यषीदत्sat down
न्यषीदत्:
TypeVerb
Rootनि-षद्
FormImperfect (laṅ), 3rd person singular, parasmaipada
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
FormConjunction
परिश्रान्तःutterly tired
परिश्रान्तः:
TypeAdjective
Rootपरि-श्रान्त
FormNominative singular masculine
क्लान्तःweary
क्लान्तः:
TypeAdjective
Rootक्लान्त
FormNominative singular masculine
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
FormConjunction
क्षुधितःhungry
क्षुधितः:
TypeAdjective
Rootक्षुधित
FormNominative singular masculine
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
FormConjunction
सःhe
सः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, nominative singular
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Characters & Entities
B
BhīṣmaN
Nyagrodha (banyan tree)B
Bhāra (heavy load)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes