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Shloka 23

अलर्कोपाख्यानम् — Indriya-Nigraha and Yogic Victory

Mahābhārata 14.30

तच्छुत्वा स विचिन्त्याथ ततो वचनमत्रवीत्‌,यह सुनकर अलर्कने कुछ देर विचार करनेके बाद (बुद्धिको लक्ष्य करके) यह बात कही

tac chrutvā sa vicintyātha tato vacanam abravīt

Mendengar kata-kata itu, Alarka merenung sejenak; lalu, menjadikan budi sebagai penuntun, ia menjawab.

तत्that (speech/statement)
तत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
श्रुत्वाhaving heard
श्रुत्वा:
Adhikarana
TypeVerb
Rootश्रु (धातु)
Formक्त्वा (absolutive), Parasmaipada (usage), Prior action (having heard)
सःhe
सः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
विचिन्त्यhaving reflected/considered
विचिन्त्य:
Adhikarana
TypeVerb
Rootवि + चिन्त् (धातु)
Formल्यप् (absolutive), Prior action (having reflected)
अथthen/thereupon
अथ:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअथ
ततःthereafter/from that
ततः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootततः
वचनम्speech/words
वचनम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवचन
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
अत्रhere
अत्र:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअत्र
अवीत्said/spoke
अवीत्:
TypeVerb
Rootवच् (धातु)
Formलुङ् (Aorist), Parasmaipada, Third, Singular

अलर्क उवाच

A
Alarka