Shloka 10

अध्याय ८२ — केशवप्रयाणे निमित्तदर्शनम्

Omens and Reception During Keśava’s Departure

Devanagari script

ऋषभं पृष्ठ आलभ्य ब्राह्मणानभिवाद्य च | अनमनिं प्रदक्षिणं कृत्वा पश्यन्‌ कल्याणमग्रत:

Transliteration

ṛṣabhaṁ pṛṣṭha ālabhya brāhmaṇān abhivādya ca | anamaniṁ pradakṣiṇaṁ kṛtvā paśyan kalyāṇam agrataḥ ||

Translation

Touching the bull upon its back and offering respectful salutations to the brāhmaṇas, he then circumambulated (in reverence), keeping his mind composed, and proceeded while looking ahead toward what was auspicious.

Word by Word

• ऋषभम्: the bull (Rishabha)
• ऋषभम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषभ
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• पृष्ठे: on the back
• पृष्ठे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पृष्ठ
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• आलभ्य: having touched/laid hold of
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + लभ्
• Form: Absolutive (Gerund), Parasmaipada (usage)

• ब्राह्मणान्: the Brahmins
• ब्राह्मणान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• अभिवाद्य: having saluted
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि + वद्
• Form: Absolutive (Gerund), Parasmaipada (usage)

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• अनमनीम्: Anamanī (a person/name)
• अनमनीम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनमनी
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• प्रदक्षिणम्: clockwise; in circumambulation
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रदक्षिण

• कृत्वा: having done/made
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ
• Form: Absolutive (Gerund), Parasmaipada (usage)

• पश्यन्: seeing; looking
• पश्यन्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: पश्
• Form: Present active participle (शतृ), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• कल्याणम्: good fortune; auspiciousness
• कल्याणम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: कल्याण
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• अग्रतः: in front; ahead
• अग्रतः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अग्रतः

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• ṛṣabha (bull)
• brāhmaṇas