Shloka 9
गालवस्य विषादः तथा विष्णुप्रयाणम्
Gālava’s Despair and Resolve to Seek Viṣṇu
Devanagari script
सप्तर्षीणामन्यतमं वेषमास्थाय भारत । बुभुक्षुः क्षुभितो राजन्नाश्रमं कौशिकस्य तु,भारत! धर्म सप्तर्षियोंमेंसे एक (वसिष्ठजी)-का वेष धारण करके भूखसे पीड़ित हो भोजनकी इच्छासे विश्वामित्रके आश्रमपर आये
Transliteration
saptarṣīṇām anyatamaṁ veṣam āsthāya bhārata | bubhukṣuḥ kṣubhito rājann āśramaṁ kauśikasya tu ||
Translation
Nārada said: O Bharata, one among the Seven Sages, assuming a disguise, came—distressed by hunger and longing for food—to the hermitage of Kauśika (Viśvāmitra), O king. The episode shows how hunger and need can test even the great, and how dharma is examined through one’s response to a guest who arrives in distress.
Word by Word
सप्तर्षीणाम्of the seven sages
सप्तर्षीणाम्:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootसप्तर्षि
FormMasculine, Genitive, Plural
अन्यतमम्one (among them), a certain one
अन्यतमम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootअन्यतम
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
वेषम्guise, dress
वेषम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवेष
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
आस्थायhaving assumed/taken up
आस्थाय:
Karana
TypeVerb
Rootआ-स्था
Formक्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage)
भारतO Bharata
भारत:
TypeNoun
Rootभारत
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
बुभुक्षुःdesirous of eating, hungry
बुभुक्षुः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootबुभुक्षु
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
क्षुभितःagitated, distressed
क्षुभितः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootक्षुभित
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
राजन्O king
राजन्:
TypeNoun
Rootराजन्
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
आश्रमम्hermitage
आश्रमम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootआश्रम
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
कौशिकस्यof Kauśika (Viśvāmitra)
कौशिकस्य:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootकौशिक
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
तुindeed, but
तु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु
Speaker
नारद उवाच
Characters & Entities
N
NaradaS
Saptarṣi (Seven Sages)B
Bharata (Kuru descendant addressed)K
Kauśika (Viśvāmitra)Ā
āśrama (hermitage)V
veṣa (disguise)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes