Shloka 23

रामस्य पम्पातीरगमनम्, सुग्रीवसख्यं, वालिवधः, सीतारक्षणवृत्तान्तश्च

Rāma at Pampā; alliance with Sugrīva; Vālin’s fall; Sītā’s guarded captivity

Devanagari script

कृष्णे न नर्मकालो<यं क्षुच्छुमेणातुरे मयि । शीघ्र गच्छ मम स्थालीमानीय त्वं प्रदर्शय

Transliteration

kṛṣṇe na narmakālo ’yaṃ kṣucchumeṇāture mayi | śīghra gaccha mama sthālīm ānīya tvaṃ pradarśaya ||

Translation

‘O Kṛṣṇā, this is no time for jesting. I am afflicted by hunger and exhaustion. Go quickly—bring my bowl and show it to me.’

Word by Word

• कृष्णे: O Krishna (Draupadi)
• कृष्णे: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्णा
• Form: Feminine, Vocative, Singular

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• नर्मकालः: time for jesting/sport
• नर्मकालः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर्मकाल
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अयम्: this
• अयम्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• क्षुत्: by hunger
• क्षुत्: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षुत्
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

• शुमेण: by exhaustion/weakness
• शुमेण: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुम
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• आतुरे: when (I am) distressed/afflicted
• आतुरे: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आतुर
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• मयि: in me / as for me
• मयि: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: Locative, Singular

• शीघ्रम्: quickly
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: शीघ्र

• गच्छ: go
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम्
• Form: Imperative, Second, Singular, Parasmaipada

• मम: my
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: Genitive, Singular

• स्थालीम्: cooking pot/vessel
• स्थालीम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्थाली
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• आनीय: having brought
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-नी
• Form: Absolutive (Gerund), Parasmaipada

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: Nominative, Singular

• प्रदर्शय: show (it) / display
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-दृश्
• Form: Imperative, Second, Singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

वैशग्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Kṛṣṇā (Draupadī)
• sthālī (bowl/vessel)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights propriety in speech: humor is inappropriate when someone is in distress. It also foregrounds the ethical urgency of addressing basic needs—hunger and fatigue—before lighter conversation.

What is happening in the narrative?

A speaker addresses Kṛṣṇā (Draupadī), stating that he is suffering from hunger and exhaustion and instructing her to quickly bring his bowl (sthālī) and show it—indicating an immediate practical concern in the forest-exile setting.