Shloka 14
Aṣṭāvakra–Kahoda Upākhyāna: Śvetaketu’s Āśrama, Sarasvatī, and the Origin of Aṣṭāvakra
Devanagari script
राजोवाच बहुकल्याणसंयुक्तं भाषसे विहगोत्तम | सुपर्ण: पक्षिराट् किं त्वं धर्मज्ञश्नास्यसंशयम्
Translation
Le roi dit : «Ô le plus noble des oiseaux ! Tes paroles sont riches de bienfaits et de bon augure. Serais-tu Suparṇa, le roi des oiseaux—Garuḍa lui-même ? Il n’est point de doute : tu connais le dharma.»
Word by Word
राजाthe king
राजा:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootराजन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
उवाचsaid
उवाच:
TypeVerb
Rootवच्
FormPerfect, 3, Singular, Parasmaipada
बहुmuch/many
बहु:
TypeAdjective
Rootबहु
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
कल्याणwelfare, auspiciousness
कल्याण:
TypeNoun
Rootकल्याण
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
संयुक्तम्endowed/connected (with)
संयुक्तम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootसंयुक्त
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
भाषसेyou speak
भाषसे:
TypeVerb
Rootभाष्
FormPresent, 2, Singular, Atmanepada
विहगO bird
विहग:
TypeNoun
Rootविहग
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
उत्तमbest, excellent
उत्तम:
TypeAdjective
Rootउत्तम
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
सुपर्णःSuparna (Garuda)
सुपर्णः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootसुपर्ण
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
पक्षिराट्king of birds
पक्षिराट्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootपक्षिराज्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
किम्whether?/what?
किम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootकिम्
त्वम्you
त्वम्:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
धर्मज्ञःknower of dharma
धर्मज्ञः:
TypeAdjective
Rootधर्मज्ञ
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
नnot
न:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
अस्यof this
अस्य:
TypePronoun
Rootइदम्
FormNeuter, Genitive, Singular
संशयम्doubt
संशयम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootसंशय
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
Speaker
श्येन उवाच
Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes