Shloka 38
Jarītā–Śārṅgā-saṃvāda: Ākhu-haraṇa and the Approach of Agni (आखुहरणं अग्न्यागमनश्च)
Devanagari script
कदाचिद् द्वादशे काले कदाचिदपि षोडशे । आहारमकरोदू राजा मूलानि च फलानि च,वे कभी बारहवें दिन और कभी सोलहवें दिन फल-मूलका आहार कर लेते थे
Transliteration
kadācid dvādaśe kāle kadācid api ṣoḍaśe | āhāram akarod rājā mūlāni ca phalāni ca ||
Translation
Vaiśampāyana said: At times, on the twelfth day, and at times even on the sixteenth, the king would take food—subsisting only on roots and fruits. The verse highlights the king’s severe self-restraint and endurance, suggesting an ascetic discipline undertaken for a higher purpose rather than for mere hardship.
Word by Word
कदाचित्sometimes
कदाचित्:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootकदाचित्
द्वादशेon the twelfth
द्वादशे:
Adhikarana
TypeAdjective
Rootद्वादश
FormMasculine/Neuter, Locative, Singular
कालेat time/day
काले:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootकाल
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
कदाचित्sometimes
कदाचित्:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootकदाचित्
अपिalso/even
अपि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि
षोडशेon the sixteenth
षोडशे:
Adhikarana
TypeAdjective
Rootषोडश
FormMasculine/Neuter, Locative, Singular
आहारम्food/intake
आहारम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootआहार
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
अकरोत्took/made (ate)
अकरोत्:
TypeVerb
Rootकृ
FormImperfect (Lan), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
राजाthe king
राजा:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootराजन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
मूलानिroots
मूलानि:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootमूल
FormNeuter, Accusative, Plural
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
फलानिfruits
फलानि:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootफल
FormNeuter, Accusative, Plural
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
Speaker
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Characters & Entities
V
VaiśampāyanaT
the king (rājā)R
roots (mūla)F
fruits (phala)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Sandhi Notes