Shloka 37

Devanagari script

स उपाध्यायं प्रत्युवाच भो भैक्ष्यैण वृत्ति कल्पयामीति,उसने उपाध्यायसे कहा--'गुरुदेव! मैं भिक्षासे जीवन-निर्वाह करता हूँ”

Transliteration

sa upādhyāyaṃ pratyuvāca—bho bhaikṣyaiṇa vṛttiṃ kalpayāmīti.

Translation

उसने उपाध्याय से कहा—“गुरुदेव! मैं भिक्षा से जीवन-निर्वाह करता हूँ।”

Word by Word

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• उपाध्यायम्: to the teacher (as object of addressing/speaking to)
• उपाध्यायम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: उपाध्याय
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• प्रत्युवाच: replied / spoke in return
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Perfect (Paroksha-bhuta), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• भोः: O! (vocative particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: भो

• भैक्ष्येण: by alms / through begging
• भैक्ष्येण: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भैक्ष्य
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• वृत्तिम्: livelihood / means of living
• वृत्तिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृत्ति
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• कल्पयामि: I arrange / I make / I manage
• Type: Verb
• Root: कॢप्
• Form: Present, Indicative, First, Singular, Parasmaipada

• इति: thus (quotative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति

Speaker

राम उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Rama
• Upadhyaya (teacher)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights ethical livelihood (vṛtti) grounded in restraint and propriety: a student chooses to live by alms (bhaikṣa) rather than seek comfort or questionable means, reflecting dharma and the discipline expected in brahmacarya.

What is happening in the narrative?

A character addresses his teacher respectfully and responds that he will sustain himself through alms-begging, indicating acceptance of an austere, regulated student life and deference to the teacher’s authority.