Shloka 1
कुण्डधारोपाख्यानम्
Kuṇḍadhāra-Upākhyāna: Dharma’s Superiority over Wealth and Desire
Devanagari script
शीस्स्नश्ना5सस शत भ्रनिध्ररॉभ्राध्स चतुःषष्ट्याधिकद्विशततमो< ध्याय: जाजलिको पक्षियोंका उपदेश चुलाधार उवाच सद्धिर्वा यदि वासद्धि पन्थानमिममास्थितम् । प्रत्यक्ष क्रियतां साधु ततो ज्ञास्यसि तद् यथा
Transliteration
Culādhāra uvāca — sādhibhir vā yadi vāsādhibhiḥ panthānam imam āsthitam | pratyakṣaṃ kriyatāṃ sādhu tato jñāsyasi tad yathā ||
Translation
Culādhāra said: “Whether this path I have adopted is followed by the truly good or by the not-good—examine it carefully and verify it directly. Then you will understand its reality as it truly is.”
Word by Word
तुलाधारःTulādhāra (name)
तुलाधारः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootतुलाधार
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
उवाचsaid
उवाच:
TypeVerb
Rootवच्
FormPerfect, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
सत्भिःby/with the good (virtuous people)
सत्भिः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootसत्
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
वाor
वा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवा
यदिif
यदि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयदि
असत्भिःby/with the bad (wicked people)
असत्भिः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootअसत्
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
पन्थानम्path
पन्थानम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपन्थान्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
इमम्this
इमम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootइदम्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
आस्थितम्followed/adopted
आस्थितम्:
TypeVerb
Rootआ-स्था
Formक्त, Masculine, Accusative, Singular
प्रत्यक्षम्directly, before the eyes
प्रत्यक्षम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootप्रत्यक्ष
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
क्रियताम्let it be done / should be made
क्रियताम्:
TypeVerb
Rootकृ
FormImperative, Third, Singular, Atmanepada
साधुwell; properly
साधु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसाधु
ततःthen; thereafter
ततः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootततः
ज्ञास्यसिyou will know
ज्ञास्यसि:
TypeVerb
Rootज्ञा
FormSimple Future, Second, Singular, Parasmaipada
तत्that (matter)
तत्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootतद्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
यथाas; how; in what way
यथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयथा
Speaker
चुलाधार उवाच
Characters & Entities
च
चुलाधार (Culādhāra)ज
जाजलि (Jājali) (implied addressee in context)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes