Shloka 17

मातङ्ग–शक्रसंवादः

Mataṅga–Śakra Dialogue on Tapas, Status, and Moral Qualities

Devanagari script

वैशम्पायन उवाच कथान्ते शिरसा पादौ स्पृष्टवा भीष्मस्य पाण्डव: । धर्म्य धर्मसुतः प्रश्न॑ पर्यपृच्छद्‌ युधिष्ठिर:

Translation

ヴァイシャムパーヤナは言った。「ジャナメージャヤよ。語らいの終わりに、ダルマの子にしてパーンドゥの子ユディシュティラは、ビーシュマの御足に頭を触れて礼を尽くし、法にかなうこの問いを発した。」

Word by Word

• वैशम्पायनः: Vaiśampāyana
• वैशम्पायनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैशम्पायन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• उवाच: said
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Perfect, 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• कथा-अन्ते: at the end of the conversation
• कथा-अन्ते: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: कथा-अन्त
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• शिरसा: with (his) head
• शिरसा: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिरस्
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• पादौ: the two feet
• पादौ: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाद
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Dual

• स्पृष्ट्वा: having touched
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्पृश्
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive), Parasmaipada (usage)

• भीष्मस्य: of Bhīṣma
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीष्म
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• पाण्डवः: the Pāṇḍava (Yudhiṣṭhira)
• पाण्डवः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाण्डव
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• धर्म्यः: righteous, in accordance with dharma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धर्म्य
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• धर्म-सुतः: son of Dharma (Yudhiṣṭhira)
• धर्म-सुतः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्म-सुत
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• प्रश्नम्: a question
• प्रश्नम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रश्न
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• पर्यपृच्छत्: asked, inquired
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि-प्रच्छ्
• Form: Imperfect, 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• युधिष्ठिरः: Yudhiṣṭhira
• युधिष्ठिरः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: युधिष्ठिर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच