Shloka 7

अध्याय ८२ — केशवप्रयाणे निमित्तदर्शनम्

Omens and Reception During Keśava’s Departure

Devanagari script

कौमुदे मासि रेवत्यां शरदन्ते हिमागमे । स्फीतसस्यसुखे काले कल्प: सत्त्ववतां वर:

Transliteration

kaumude māsi revatyāṃ śarad-ante himāgame | sphīta-sasya-sukhe kāle kalpaḥ sattvavatāṃ varaḥ ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana berkata: “Pada bulan Kaumuda, di bawah asterisme Revatī—di penghujung musim gugur saat musim dingin mulai datang—tibalah masa yang tenteram karena panen melimpah; suatu musim yang paling utama bagi mereka yang teguh dalam sattva.”

Word by Word

• कौमुदे: in the Kaumuda (Kārtika) month
• कौमुदे: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कौमुद
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• मासि: in the month
• मासि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: मास
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• रेवत्याम्: when (the moon is) in Revatī (nakṣatra)
• रेवत्याम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: रेवती
• Form: Feminine, Locative, Singular

• शरदन्ते: at the end of autumn
• शरदन्ते: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शरदन्त
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• हिमागमे: at the coming of winter
• हिमागमे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: हिमागम
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• स्फीतसस्यसुखे: in the pleasant time of abundant crops
• स्फीतसस्यसुखे: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्फीतसस्यसुख
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• काले: in the time/season
• काले: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: काल
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• कल्पः: the (proper) arrangement/ordinance; the rite/ceremony
• कल्पः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कल्प
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सत्त्ववताम्: of the virtuous/steadfast (people)
• सत्त्ववताम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सत्त्ववत्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Plural

• वरः: excellent; best
• वरः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Revatī (nakṣatra)