Shloka 83
Devanagari script
यक्ष उवाच मृतः कथं स्यात् पुरुष: कथ॑ राष्ट्र मृतं भवेत् । श्राद्ध मृतं कथं वा स्यात् कथं यज्ञों मृतो भवेत्
Transliteration
yakṣa uvāca mṛtaḥ kathaṁ syāt puruṣaḥ kathaṁ rāṣṭraṁ mṛtaṁ bhavet | śrāddhaṁ mṛtaṁ kathaṁ vā syāt kathaṁ yajño mṛto bhavet ||
Translation
The Yakṣa said: “In what way is a man said to be ‘dead’? In what way can a kingdom be called ‘dead’? When is a śrāddha (rite for the ancestors) considered ‘dead’—and when is a sacrifice (yajña) said to be ‘dead’?”
Word by Word
यक्षःthe Yaksha
यक्षः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootयक्ष
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
उवाचsaid
उवाच:
TypeVerb
Rootवच्
FormPerfect, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
मृतःdead
मृतः:
TypeAdjective
Rootमृत
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
कथम्how?
कथम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootकथम्
स्यात्could be / would be
स्यात्:
TypeVerb
Rootअस्
FormOptative, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
पुरुषःa man
पुरुषः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootपुरुष
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
कथम्how?
कथम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootकथम्
राष्ट्रम्a kingdom/state
राष्ट्रम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootराष्ट्र
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
मृतम्dead
मृतम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootमृत
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
भवेत्could become / would be
भवेत्:
TypeVerb
Rootभू
FormOptative, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
श्राद्धम्śrāddha (funeral rite/ancestral offering)
श्राद्धम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootश्राद्ध
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
मृतम्dead
मृतम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootमृत
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
कथम्how?
कथम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootकथम्
वाor
वा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवा
स्यात्could be / would be
स्यात्:
TypeVerb
Rootअस्
FormOptative, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
कथम्how?
कथम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootकथम्
यज्ञःa sacrifice
यज्ञः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootयज्ञ
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
मृतःdead
मृतः:
TypeAdjective
Rootमृत
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
भवेत्could become / would be
भवेत्:
TypeVerb
Rootभू
FormOptative, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
Speaker
यक्ष उवाच
Characters & Entities
य
यक्ष (Yakṣa)प
पुरुष (man/person)र
राष्ट्र (kingdom)श
श्राद्ध (ancestral rite)य
यज्ञ (sacrifice)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes