Shloka 58

Vāraṇāvata-prasaṃsā and the Pāṇḍavas’ Departure (वरणावत-प्रशंसा तथा पाण्डव-प्रयाणम्)

Devanagari script

इति सम्भाषतां वाचं श्रुत्वा मे बुद्धिरच्यवत्‌ । आत्मानं चात्मना गर्हन्‌ मनसेदं व्यचिन्तयम्‌

Transliteration

iti sambhāṣatāṃ vācaṃ śrutvā me buddhir acyavat | ātmānaṃ cātmanā garhan manasedaṃ vyacintayam ||

Translation

वैशम्पायन बोले—उन लोगों की ऐसी बातें सुनकर मेरी बुद्धि डगमगा गई। मन ही मन स्वयं को धिक्कारते हुए मैंने यह विचार किया।

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति

• सम्भाषताम्: of (those) speaking/conversing
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-भाष्
• Form: Present, Plural, Parasmaipada, Present active participle (शतृ) in genitive plural

• वाचम्: speech, words
• वाचम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाच्
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु
• Form: Absolutive (क्त्वा), Parasmaipada

• मे: my
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: Genitive, Singular

• बुद्धिः: mind, understanding
• बुद्धिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: बुद्धि
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• अच्यवत्: wavered, was shaken
• Type: Verb
• Root: च्यु
• Form: Imperfect (लङ्), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• आत्मानम्: self
• आत्मानम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: आत्मन्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• आत्मना: by oneself
• आत्मना: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: आत्मन्
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• गर्हन्: censuring, blaming
• Type: Verb
• Root: गर्ह्
• Form: Present active participle (शतृ), nominative singular masculine, Parasmaipada

• मनसा: with the mind
• मनसा: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस्
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• व्यचिन्तयम्: I reflected, I thought
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-चिन्त्
• Form: Imperfect (लङ्), 1st, Singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana