Shloka 63
Devanagari script
यक्ष उवाच किंस्वित् प्रवसतो मित्र किंस्विन्मित्रं गृहे सतः । आतुरस्य च किं मित्र किंस्विन्मित्रं मरिष्यत:,यक्षने पूछा--प्रवासी (परदेशके यात्री)-का मित्र कौन है? गृहवासी (गृहस्थ)-का मित्र कौन है? रोगीका मित्र कौन है? और मृत्युके समीप पहुँचे हुए पुरुषका मित्र कौन है?
Translation
The Yakṣa asked: “Who is the friend of a traveler in a foreign land? Who is the friend of one who dwells at home, the householder? Who is the friend of the sick? And who is the friend of a man who has drawn near to death?”
Word by Word
यक्षःthe Yaksha
यक्षः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootयक्ष
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
उवाचsaid
उवाच:
TypeVerb
Rootवच्
FormPerfect, 3, Singular, Parasmaipada
किम्what?/who?
किम्:
TypePronoun
Rootकिम्
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular
स्वित्indeed (interrogative particle)
स्वित्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootस्वित्
प्रवसतःof one who is living away / traveling
प्रवसतः:
TypeVerb
Rootप्रवस्
Formशतृ (present active participle), Masculine, Genitive, Singular
मित्रम्friend
मित्रम्:
TypeNoun
Rootमित्र
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
किम्what?/who?
किम्:
TypePronoun
Rootकिम्
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular
स्वित्indeed (interrogative particle)
स्वित्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootस्वित्
मित्रम्friend
मित्रम्:
TypeNoun
Rootमित्र
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
गृहेat home
गृहे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootगृह
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
सतःof one who is (staying)
सतः:
TypeVerb
Rootअस्
Formशतृ (present active participle), Masculine, Genitive, Singular
आतुरस्यof the sick/distressed person
आतुरस्य:
TypeAdjective
Rootआतुर
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
किम्what?/who?
किम्:
TypePronoun
Rootकिम्
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular
मित्रम्friend
मित्रम्:
TypeNoun
Rootमित्र
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
किम्what?/who?
किम्:
TypePronoun
Rootकिम्
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular
स्वित्indeed (interrogative particle)
स्वित्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootस्वित्
मित्रम्friend
मित्रम्:
TypeNoun
Rootमित्र
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
मरिष्यतःof one who is about to die
मरिष्यतः:
TypeVerb
Rootमृ
Formशतृ (future active participle; from future stem मरिष्य-), Masculine, Genitive, Singular
Speaker
यक्ष उवाच
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes