Shloka 8
Devanagari script
कश्यप उवाच कच्चिद् व: कुशल नित्यं भोजने बहुलं सुत । कच्चिच्च मानुषे लोके तवाजन्न॑ विद्यते बहु,कश्यपजीने पूछा--बेटा! तुमलोग कुशलसे तो हो न? विशेषतः प्रतिदिन भोजनके सम्बन्धमें तुम्हें विशेष सुविधा है न? क्या मनुष्यलोकमें तुम्हारे लिये पर्याप्त अन्न मिल जाता है
Word by Word
कश्यपःKashyapa
कश्यपः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootकश्यप
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
उवाचsaid
उवाच:
TypeVerb
Rootवच्
FormPerfect (Paroksha-bhuta), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
कच्चित्whether (I hope that...)
कच्चित्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootकच्चित्
वःof you / your
वः:
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
FormGenitive, Plural
कुशलम्well-being, welfare
कुशलम्:
TypeNoun
Rootकुशल
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
नित्यम्always, regularly
नित्यम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनित्य
भोजनेin food / in eating
भोजने:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootभोजन
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
बहुलम्abundant, plentiful
बहुलम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootबहुल
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
सुतO son
सुत:
TypeNoun
Rootसुत
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
कच्चित्whether (I hope that...)
कच्चित्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootकच्चित्
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
मानुषेin the human (realm)
मानुषे:
Adhikarana
TypeAdjective
Rootमानुष
FormMasculine/Neuter, Locative, Singular
लोकेin the world
लोके:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootलोक
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
तवof you / for you
तव:
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
FormGenitive, Singular
अजन्food (lit. that which is eaten)
अजन्:
TypeNoun
Rootअज
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
विद्यतेis found, exists
विद्यते:
TypeVerb
Rootविद् (विद्+य, आत्मनेपद; 'to be found/exist')
FormPresent, Third, Singular, Atmanepada
बहुmuch, plentiful
बहु:
TypeAdjective
Rootबहु
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
Speaker
कश्यप उवाच
Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Cross References
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes