Shloka 63

Saṃsāra-Gahana Allegory: The Brāhmaṇa in the Forest and Well (संसारगहन-आख्यान)

Devanagari script

वीक्षमाणो दिश: सर्वा: शरणं क्व भवेदिति । वह उस वनका अनुसरण करता इधर-उधर दौड़ता तथा सम्पूर्ण दिशाओंमें ढूँढ़ता फिरता था कि कहीं मुझे शरण मिले

Transliteration

vīkṣamāṇo diśaḥ sarvāḥ śaraṇaṃ kva bhaved iti |

Translation

Looking in every direction, he wondered, “Where might there be refuge?” In his distress he ran here and there along the forest paths, searching all around for some place of shelter.

Word by Word

• वीक्षमाणः: looking, observing
• वीक्षमाणः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: वीक्ष्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular, शतृ (present active participle)

• दिशः: directions
• दिशः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिश्
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Plural

• सर्वाः: all
• सर्वाः: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Plural

• शरणम्: refuge, shelter
• शरणम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: शरण
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• क्व: where
• क्व: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: क्व

• भवेत्: might be, could be
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू
• Form: Optative (Vidhi-lin), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• इति: thus (quotative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति

Speaker

विदुर उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vidura