Shloka 12
Adhiratha-Rādhā Discover the Casket; Vasuṣeṇa (Karṇa) is Adopted and Formed
Devanagari script
कथं हास्मद्विधो जातु जानन् धर्मविनिश्चयम् । परहस्तगतां नारीं मुहूर्तमपि धारयेत्,“धर्मके सिद्धान्तको जाननेवाला मेरे-जैसा कोई भी पुरुष दूसरेके हाथमें पड़ी हुई नारीको मुहूर्तभरके लिये भी कैसे ग्रहण कर सकता है?
Transliteration
kathaṁ hāsmadvidho jātu jānan dharmaviniścayam | parahastagatāṁ nārīṁ muhūrtam api dhārayet ||
Translation
Mārkaṇḍeya said: “How could a man like me—one who understands the settled conclusion of dharma—ever hold, even for a single moment, a woman who has come under another’s protection and control?”
Word by Word
कथम्how?
कथम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootकथम्
हindeed/for emphasis
ह:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootह
अस्मद्विधःone like me
अस्मद्विधः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootअस्मद्विध
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
जातुever/at any time
जातु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootजातु
जानन्knowing
जानन्:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootज्ञा
Formशतृ (present active participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular
धर्मविनिश्चयम्the ascertainment/decision of dharma
धर्मविनिश्चयम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootधर्मविनिश्चय
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
परहस्तगताम्gone into another's hand (belonging to another)
परहस्तगताम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootपरहस्तगत
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
नारीम्a woman
नारीम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootनारी
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
मुहूर्तम्for a moment (a muhūrta)
मुहूर्तम्:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootमुहूर्त
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
अपिeven/also
अपि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि
धारयेत्should hold/keep/accept
धारयेत्:
TypeVerb
Rootधृ
FormVidhi-lin (optative), Present-system (optative sense), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
Speaker
मार्कण्डेय उवाच
Characters & Entities
M
MārkaṇḍeyaVerse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes