Shloka 89
कृतयुगवर्णनम् तथा राजधर्मोपदेशः
Kṛtayuga Description and Instruction on Royal Dharma
Devanagari script
ततः सुदीर्घ गत्वाहं प्लवमानो नराधिप । श्रान्त: क्वचिन्न शरणं लभाम्यहमतन्द्रित:,नरेश्वरर उस समय आलस्यशून्य होकर सुदीर्घकाल-तक तैरता हुआ मैं दूर जाकर बहुत थक गया। परंतु कहीं भी मुझे कोई आश्रय नहीं मिला
Transliteration
tataḥ sudīrghaṃ gatvāhaṃ plavamāno narādhipa | śrāntaḥ kvacin na śaraṇaṃ labhāmy aham atandritaḥ ||
Translation
Then, O king, though I swam on for a very long distance without slackening, I became utterly exhausted; yet nowhere did I find any refuge or shelter. The passage underscores the human limit of endurance and the moral poignancy of being left without protection even after sustained effort.
Word by Word
ततःthen, thereafter
ततः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootततः
सुदीर्घम्a very long (distance/time)
सुदीर्घम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootसुदीर्घ
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
गत्वाhaving gone
गत्वा:
TypeVerb
Rootगम्
Formक्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Active
अहम्I
अहम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअहम्
Form—, Nominative, Singular
प्लवमानःswimming, floating
प्लवमानः:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootप्लु
Formशतृ (present active participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular
नराधिपO king (lord of men)
नराधिप:
TypeNoun
Rootनराधिप
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
श्रान्तःtired, exhausted
श्रान्तः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootश्रान्त
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
क्वचित्anywhere, somewhere
क्वचित्:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootक्वचित्
नnot
न:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
शरणम्refuge, shelter
शरणम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootशरण
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
लभामिI obtain, I find
लभामि:
TypeVerb
Rootलभ्
FormPresent (Lat), 1st, Singular, Parasmaipada
अहम्I
अहम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअहम्
Form—, Nominative, Singular
अतन्द्रितःunwearied, without sloth
अतन्द्रितः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootअतन्द्रित
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
Speaker
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Characters & Entities
V
VaiśampāyanaN
narādhipa (a king, addressee)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes