Shloka 28
Keśinī’s Inquiry to Bāhuka and the Emotional Signs of Concealed Identity (केशिन्याः बाहुकपरीक्षा)
Devanagari script
ऋतुपर्णस्ततो राजा बाहुक॑ कार्यगौरवात् । हयज्ञानस्य लोभाच्च तं तथेत्यब्रवीद् वच:,तब राजा ऋतुपर्णने कार्यकी गुरुता और अश्व-विज्ञानके लोभसे बाहुकको आश्वासन देते हुए कहा--“तथास्तु”
Transliteration
ṛtuparṇas tato rājā bāhukaṃ kāryagauravāt | hayajñānasya lobhāc ca taṃ tathety abravīd vacaḥ ||
Translation
Then King Ṛtuparṇa, weighing the urgency of his own business and tempted by the prospect of learning the secret of horsemanship, reassured Bāhuka and said, “So be it.”
Word by Word
ऋतुपर्णःRitupārṇa
ऋतुपर्णः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootऋतुपर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
ततःthen, thereafter
ततः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootततः
राजाthe king
राजा:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootराजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
बाहुकम्Bāhuka (Nala in disguise)
बाहुकम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootबाहुक (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
कार्यगौरवात्due to the weight/urgency of the task
कार्यगौरवात्:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootकार्यगौरव (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Ablative, Singular
हयज्ञानस्यof knowledge of horses (horse-lore)
हयज्ञानस्य:
TypeNoun
Rootहयज्ञान (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Genitive, Singular
लोभात्from desire/greed
लोभात्:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootलोभ (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Ablative, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
तम्him
तम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
तथाthus, so
तथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा
इतिthus (quotative)
इति:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइति
अब्रवीत्said, spoke
अब्रवीत्:
TypeVerb
Rootब्रू (धातु)
FormImperfect (लङ्), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
वचःwords, speech
वचः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवचस् (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
Speaker
बृहदश्च उवाच
Characters & Entities
ऋ
ऋतुपर्ण (Ṛtuparṇa)ब
बाहुक (Bāhuka)ह
हयज्ञान (knowledge of horses/horsemanship)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes