Shloka 60

The Episode of Śivaśarmā: Testing Somaśarmā through Service and Truth

Devanagari script

हर्षेण महताविष्ट इदं वचनमब्रवीत्

Transliteration

harṣeṇa mahatāviṣṭa idaṃ vacanamabravīt

Translation

Submergé d’une grande joie, il prononça ces paroles.

Word by Word

• हर्षेण: with joy
• हर्षेण: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हर्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• महतā: great
• महतā: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; here agreeing with implied ‘हर्षेण’ (great)

• आविष्टः: possessed/filled
• आविष्टः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आ + विश् (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (Past passive participle/क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम-विशेषण, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• वचनम्: speech/words
• वचनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• अब्रवीत्: said/spoke
• अब्रवीत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Unspecified (context-dependent narrator reference: 'he')

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: महताविष्ट = महता + आविष्टः (visarga dropped before vowel in continuous recitation); वचनमब्रवीत् = वचनम् + अब्रवीत्.

FAQs

Who is the speaker referred to as 'he' in this verse?

This śloka uses an implicit pronoun; identifying the speaker requires the immediately preceding and following verses of Bhūmi-khaṇḍa, Adhyāya 4.

What emotional state does the verse emphasize?

It highlights intense gladness—being 'overwhelmed with great joy'—as the impetus for the ensuing speech.

What is the ethical or devotional lesson suggested by this line?

It suggests that sincere joy (often arising from auspicious news, devotion, or a holy encounter) naturally expresses itself through respectful, purposeful speech.