Shloka 3
कर्कोटक-उपदेशः
Karkoṭaka’s Counsel and Nala’s Concealment
Devanagari script
हा नाथ हा महाराज हा स्वामिन् कि जहासि माम् । हा हतास्मि विनष्टास्मि भीतास्मि विजने वने,/हा नाथ! हा महाराज! हा स्वामिन्! आप मुझे क्यों त्याग रहे हैं? हाय! मैं मारी गयी, नष्ट हो गयी, इस जनशून्य वनमें मुझे बड़ा भय लग रहा है
Transliteration
bṛhadaśva uvāca | hā nātha hā mahārāja hā svāmin ki jahāsi mām | hā hatāsmi vinaṣṭāsmi bhītāsmi vijane vane ||
Translation
Bṛhadaśva said: “Alas, my protector! Alas, great king! Alas, my lord—why do you abandon me? I am as good as slain, utterly ruined. I am terrified here in this lonely, deserted forest.”
Word by Word
हाalas! (vocative exclamation)
हा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहा (avyaya)
नाथO lord/protector
नाथ:
TypeNoun
Rootनाथ
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
हाalas!
हा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहा (avyaya)
महाराजO great king
महाराज:
TypeNoun
Rootमहाराज
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
हाalas!
हा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहा (avyaya)
स्वामिन्O master
स्वामिन्:
TypeNoun
Rootस्वामिन्
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
किम्why?
किम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootकिम्
जहासिyou abandon/leave
जहासि:
TypeVerb
Rootहा (जहाति)
FormPresent, Second, Singular, Parasmaipada
माम्me
माम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
FormCommon, Accusative, Singular
हाalas!
हा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहा (avyaya)
हतास्मिI am slain/ruined
हतास्मि:
TypeVerb
Rootहन् + अस्मि
Formpast passive participle (हत) + present of अस् (अस्मि), First, Singular
विनष्टास्मिI am destroyed/lost
विनष्टास्मि:
TypeVerb
Rootवि-नश् + अस्मि
Formpast passive participle (विनष्टा) + present of अस् (अस्मि), First, Singular, Feminine
भीतास्मिI am afraid
भीतास्मि:
TypeVerb
Rootभी + अस्मि
Formpast passive participle (भीता) + present of अस् (अस्मि), First, Singular, Feminine
विजनेin a lonely/deserted (place)
विजने:
Adhikarana
TypeAdjective
Rootविजन
FormMasculine/Neuter, Locative, Singular
वनेin the forest
वने:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootवन
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
Speaker
ब॒हृदश्चव उवाच
Characters & Entities
B
BṛhadaśvaM
Mahārāja (the king addressed)N
Nātha (protector/lord, as an address)S
Svāmin (master/lord, as an address)V
Vana (forest)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes