Shloka 13

Adhyāya 168: Arjuna’s counters to māyā-rains and the onset of darkness

Nivātakavaca engagement

Devanagari script

स तथ्यं मम तच्छुत्वा ब्राह्मणो राजसत्तम | अपूजयत मां राजन प्रीतिमांश्वाभवन्‍न्मयि,नृपश्रेष्ठ! ब्राह्मणदेवताने मेरी यथार्थ बातें सुनकर मेरी प्रशंसा की और मुझपर बड़े प्रसन्न हुए

Transliteration

sa tathyaṁ mama tac chrutvā brāhmaṇo rājasattama | apūjayat māṁ rājan prītimāṁś cābhavan mayi ||

Translation

Wahai raja terbaik, setelah mendengar kata-kataku yang benar, sang Brahmana memuliakanku; dan, wahai Raja, ia pun dipenuhi rasa kasih dan suka cita kepadaku.

Word by Word

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

• तथ्यम्: truth, true statement
• तथ्यम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: तथ्य
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• मम: of me, my
• मम: Sambandha
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: Genitive, Singular

• तत्: that (statement/thing)
• तत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• श्रुत्वा: Kriya (Purvakala)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Active

• ब्राह्मणः: the brahmin
• ब्राह्मणः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• राजसत्तम: O best of kings
• राजसत्तम: Sambodhana
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजसत्तम
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• अपूजयत्: praised/honoured
• अपूजयत्: Kriya
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज्
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular, Active

• माम्: me
• माम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: Accusative, Singular

• राजन्: O king
• राजन्: Sambodhana
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• प्रीतिमान्: pleased, delighted
• प्रीतिमान्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रीतिमत्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• अभवत्: became, was
• अभवत्: Kriya
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular, Active

• मयि: towards/in me
• मयि: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: Locative, Singular

Speaker

अजुन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Arjuna
• Brahmin
• King (addressed as rājan/rājasattama)