Shloka 17

Yugapramāṇa–Kaliyuga-lakṣaṇa–Pralaya-kathā

Markandeya’s Account of Yugas, Kali Signs, and Dissolution

Devanagari script

गौतम उवाच जानामि नाहं मुहयामि त्वमेवात्र विमुहते । स्तौषि त्वं दर्शनप्रेप्सू राजानं जनसंसदि,गौतम बोले--मैं नहीं मोहमें पड़ा हूँ, तुम्हीं यहाँ आकर मोहित हो रहे हो। मैं खूब समझता हूँ, तुम राजासे मिलनेकी इच्छा लेकर ही भरी सभामें स्वार्थवश उनकी स्तुति कर रहे हो

Transliteration

Gautama uvāca: jānāmi nāhaṁ muhyāmi tvam evātra vimuhyase | stauṣi tvaṁ darśana-prepsū rājānaṁ jana-saṁsadi ||

Translation

Gautama said: “I understand; I am not deluded. It is you who, having come here, are falling into confusion. Seeking an audience, you are praising the king in the public assembly—driven by your own interest.”

Word by Word

गौतमःGautama

उवाचsaid

जानामिI know

नnot

अहम्I

मुह्येI am deluded / I become confused

त्वम्you

एवindeed / only

अत्रhere

विमुह्यसेyou are deluded / you become confused

स्तौषिyou praise

त्वम्you

दर्शन-प्रेप्सुःdesiring to see (him)

राजानम्the king

जन-संसदिin the public assembly

Speaker

गौतम उवाच

Characters & Entities

Gautama

the king (rājā)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Geographic Context

Sandhi Notes