Shloka 24
Janamejaya’s Appeal for Pacification and Śaunaka’s Counsel on Humility (जनमेजय-शौनक संवादः)
Devanagari script
अग्निमशध्ये प्रविष्ट॑ तु लुब्धो दृष्टवा तु पक्षिणम् । चिन्तयामास मनसा किमिदं वै मया कृतम्,पक्षीको आगके भीतर घुसा हुआ देख व्याध मन-ही-मन चिन्ता करने लगा कि मैंने यह क्या कर डाला?
Transliteration
agnimadhye praviṣṭaṃ tu lubdho dṛṣṭvā tu pakṣiṇam | cintayāmāsa manasā kim idaṃ vai mayā kṛtam ||
Translation
पक्षी को अग्नि के बीच प्रवेश करता देखकर वह लोभी व्याध मन-ही-मन सोचने लगा—“यह मैंने क्या कर डाला?”
Word by Word
अग्निम्fire
अग्निम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
अशध्येin/into the (unquenchable/unsafe) fire
अशध्ये:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootअशध्य
FormMasculine/Neuter, Locative, Singular
प्रविष्टम्entered
प्रविष्टम्:
Karma
TypeVerb
Rootप्र-विश्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular, Past passive participle (क्त)
तुbut/indeed
तु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु
लुब्धःgreedy (hunter)
लुब्धः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootलुब्ध
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
दृष्ट्वाhaving seen
दृष्ट्वा:
TypeVerb
Rootदृश्
FormAbsolutive (क्त्वा)
तुthen/indeed
तु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु
पक्षिणम्the bird
पक्षिणम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपक्षिन्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
चिन्तयामासhe pondered/thought
चिन्तयामास:
TypeVerb
Rootचिन्त्
FormPerfect (लिट्), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
मनसाwith (his) mind
मनसा:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootमनस्
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Singular
किम्what
किम्:
TypePronoun
Rootकिम्
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular
इदम्this
इदम्:
TypePronoun
Rootइदम्
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular
वैindeed/surely
वै:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवै
मयाby me
मया:
Karana
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
FormInstrumental, Singular
कृतम्done
कृतम्:
TypeVerb
Rootकृ
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular, Past passive participle (क्त)
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Characters & Entities
B
BhishmaL
lubdha (hunter)P
pakṣi (bird)A
agni (fire)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Sandhi Notes