Shloka 10
कर्कोटक-उपदेशः
Karkoṭaka’s Counsel and Nala’s Concealment
Devanagari script
नृशंसं बत राजेन्द्र यन्मामेवंगतामिह । विलपन्तीं समागम्य नाश्वासयसि पार्थिव,'राजेन्द्र! मैं इस प्रकार भय और चिन्तामें पड़कर यहाँ विलाप कर रही हूँ और आप आकर आश्रासन भी नहीं देते! भूपाल! यह तो आपकी बड़ी निर्दयता है
Transliteration
nṛśaṃsaṃ bata rājendra yan mām evaṃgatām iha | vilapantīṃ samāgamya nāśvāsayasi pārthiva ||
Translation
‘How cruel this is, O best of kings! Seeing me here in such a state—overcome with fear and anxiety and lamenting—you come near, yet you do not offer me any reassurance. O ruler of the earth, this is sheer heartlessness on your part.’
Word by Word
नृशंसम्cruel (act/thing)
नृशंसम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootनृशंस
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
बतindeed/alas
बत:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootबत
राजेन्द्रO king of kings
राजेन्द्र:
TypeNoun
Rootराजेन्द्र
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
यत्that/inasmuch as
यत्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयद्
माम्me
माम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
FormAccusative, Singular
एवम्thus/in this manner
एवम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएवम्
गताम्gone/come to (a state)
गताम्:
TypeVerb
Rootगम्
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular, क्त (past passive participle), Passive (participial)
इहhere
इह:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइह
विलपन्तीम्lamenting
विलपन्तीम्:
TypeVerb
Rootविलप्
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular, शतृ (present active participle), Active (participial)
समागम्यhaving come/approached
समागम्य:
TypeVerb
Rootसम् + आ + गम्
Formल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Active (gerund)
नnot
न:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
आश्वासयसिyou console/reassure
आश्वासयसि:
TypeVerb
Rootआ + श्वस् (causative: आश्वासयति)
FormPresent, Indicative, Second, Singular, Parasmaipada
पार्थिवO king/earth-lord
पार्थिव:
TypeNoun
Rootपार्थिव
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
Speaker
ब॒हृदश्चव उवाच
Characters & Entities
B
Bṛhadaśva (speaker)R
rājendra (addressed king)P
pārthiva (addressed king)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes