Shloka 3
Jaradkāru Encounters the Pitṛs
Jaratkāru-Pitṛdarśana
Devanagari script
कृश उवाच राज्ञा परिक्षिता तात मृगयां परिधावता । अवसक्तः पितुस्तेड्द्य मृत: स्कन्धे भुजड्रम:,कृशने कहा--तात! आज राजा परीक्षित् अपने शिकारके पीछे दौड़ते हुए आये थे। उन्होंने तुम्हारे पिताके कंधेपर मृतक साँप रख दिया है
Transliteration
kṛśa uvāca rājñā parīkṣitā tāta mṛgayāṃ paridhāvatā | avasaktaḥ pituḥ te ’dya mṛtaḥ skandhe bhujaṅgamaḥ ||
Translation
Kṛśa said: “Dear child, today King Parīkṣit, while running about in pursuit of the hunt, has fastened a dead snake upon your father’s shoulder.”
Word by Word
कृशःKṛśa (name)
कृशः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootकृश
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
उवाचsaid
उवाच:
TypeVerb
Rootवच्
FormPerfect, 3, Singular
राज्ञाby the king
राज्ञा:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootराजन्
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
परिक्षिताby Parīkṣit
परिक्षिता:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootपरिक्षित्
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
तातO dear (son)!
तात:
TypeNoun
Rootतात
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
मृगयाम्hunting
मृगयाम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootमृगया
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
परिधावताwhile running about / while pursuing
परिधावता:
Karana
TypeVerb
Rootपरि-धाव्
Formशतृ (present active participle), Masculine, Instrumental, Singular
अवसक्तःplaced/attached; hung on
अवसक्तः:
TypeVerb
Rootअव-सञ्ज्
Formक्त (past passive participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular
पितुःof (your) father
पितुः:
TypeNoun
Rootपितृ
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
तेyour
ते:
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
Form2, Genitive, Singular
अद्यtoday/now
अद्य:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअद्य
मृतःdead
मृतः:
TypeAdjective
Rootमृत
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
स्कन्धेon the shoulder
स्कन्धे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootस्कन्ध
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
भुजङ्गमःa snake
भुजङ्गमः:
TypeNoun
Rootभुजङ्गम
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
Speaker
कृश उवाच
Characters & Entities
K
KṛśaP
ParīkṣitF
father (of the addressed child)D
dead snakeVerse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes