Shloka 55
Ādi-parva Adhyāya 3 — Janamejaya’s Rite, Dhaumya’s Parīkṣā, and Uttanka’s Kuṇḍala Quest (सर्पसत्रप्रस्तावना–गुरुपरीक्षा–उत्तङ्कोपाख्यान)
Devanagari script
स उपाध्यायं प्रत्युवाच--अर्कपत्राणि भक्षयित्वान्धीभूतो5स्म्यत: कूपे पतित इति,उसने उपाध्यायको उत्तर दिया--'भगवन्! मैं आकके पत्ते खाकर अन्धा हो गया हूँ; इसीलिये कुएँमें गिर गया”
Transliteration
sa upādhyāyaṃ pratyuvāca—arkapatrāṇi bhakṣayitvāndhībhūto ’smy ataḥ kūpe patita iti
Translation
He replied to his teacher: “Sir, after eating the leaves of the arka plant I have become blind; that is why I fell into the well.” The statement underscores the ethical weight of truthfulness before one’s preceptor and the acceptance of responsibility for one’s own actions and their consequences.
Word by Word
सःhe
सः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
उपाध्यायम्to the teacher (as object of addressing/speaking to)
उपाध्यायम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootउपाध्याय
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
प्रत्युवाचreplied / answered
प्रत्युवाच:
TypeVerb
Rootवच्
FormPerfect (Paroksha-bhuta), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada, प्रति,उद्
अर्कपत्राणिarka-leaves (leaves of Calotropis)
अर्कपत्राणि:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअर्कपत्र
FormNeuter, Accusative, Plural
भक्षयित्वाhaving eaten
भक्षयित्वा:
TypeVerb
Rootभक्ष्
FormAbsolutive (क्त्वा), Active
अन्धीभूतःbecome blind
अन्धीभूतः:
TypeAdjective
Rootअन्धीभूत
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular, Past passive participle (क्त), भू
अस्मिI am
अस्मि:
TypeVerb
Rootअस्
FormPresent, First, Singular, Parasmaipada
अतःtherefore / hence
अतः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअतः
कूपेin a well
कूपे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootकूप
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
पतितःfallen
पतितः:
TypeAdjective
Rootपतित
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular, Past passive participle (क्त), पत्
इतिthus (quotative)
इति:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइति
Speaker
राम उवाच
Characters & Entities
R
RāmaU
upādhyāya (teacher)A
arka leaves (arkapatra)W
well (kūpa)Sandhi Notes