Shloka 15
भरद्वाजपुत्रवधः
The Slaying of Bharadvāja’s Son and the Sage’s Lament
Devanagari script
यथाहं पुत्रशोकेन देहं त्यक्ष्यामि किल्बिषी । तथा ज्येष्ठ: सुतो रैभ्यं हिंस्पाच्छीघ्रमनागसम्,जैसे मैं पापी अपने पुत्रके शोकसे व्याकुल हो अपने शरीरका त्याग कर रहा हूँ, उसी प्रकार रैभ्यका ज्येष्ठ पुत्र अपने निरपराध पिताकी शीघ्र हत्या कर डालेगा
Transliteration
yathāhaṃ putraśokena dehaṃ tyakṣyāmi kilbiṣī | tathā jyeṣṭhaḥ suto raibhyaṃ hiṃsyāc chīghram anāgasam ||
Translation
Bharadvāja said: “As I, stained by sin, am about to abandon my body, tormented by grief for my son, so too will Raibhya’s eldest son swiftly do violence—indeed, kill—his blameless father.”
Word by Word
यथाjust as
यथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयथा
अहम्I
अहम्:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootअहम्
Formcommon, nominative, singular
पुत्रशोकेनby/with grief for (my) son
पुत्रशोकेन:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootपुत्रशोक
Formmasculine, instrumental, singular
देहम्body
देहम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootदेह
Formmasculine, accusative, singular
त्यक्ष्यामिI shall abandon/leave
त्यक्ष्यामि:
TypeVerb
Rootत्यज्
Formsimple future (luṭ), 1st, singular, parasmaipada
किल्बिषीsinful, guilty
किल्बिषी:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootकिल्बिषिन्
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
तथाso, in the same way
तथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा
ज्येष्ठःeldest
ज्येष्ठः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootज्येष्ठ
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
सुतःson
सुतः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootसुत
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
रैभ्यम्Raibhya (name)
रैभ्यम्:
Karma
TypeProper Noun
Rootरैभ्य
Formmasculine, accusative, singular
हिंस्पात्may he harm/kill
हिंस्पात्:
TypeVerb
Rootहिंस्
Formoptative (vidhi-liṅ), 3rd, singular, parasmaipada
शीघ्रम्quickly
शीघ्रम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootशीघ्रम्
अनागसम्innocent, guiltless
अनागसम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootअनागस्
Formmasculine, accusative, singular
Speaker
भरद्वाज उवाच
Characters & Entities
B
BharadvājaR
RaibhyaR
Raibhya’s eldest sonVerse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes