Shloka 45

Adhyāya 51: Kṛṣṇa’s Leave-Taking and Departure for Dvārakā (द्वारकागमनानुमति)

Devanagari script

अर्जुन उवाच को न्वसौ ब्राह्मण: कृष्ण कश्च शिष्यो जनार्दन । श्रोतव्यं चेन्मयैतद्‌ वै तत्त्वमाचक्ष्व मे विभो

Transliteration

arjuna uvāca: ko nvasau brāhmaṇaḥ kṛṣṇa kaś ca śiṣyo janārdana | śrotavyaṃ cen mayaitad vai tattvam ācakṣva me vibho ||

Translation

アルジュナは言った。「おおクリシュナよ、ジャナールダナよ。かのバラモンは誰で、弟子は誰であったのか。主よ、もしこの真実が我に聞くにふさわしいなら、どうか正しく詳らかに説き明かしたまえ。」

Word by Word

• अर्जुनः: Arjuna
• अर्जुनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्जुन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• उवाच: said
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Perfect, Third, Singular

• कः: who?
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: किम्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• नु: indeed/then (interrogative particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नु

• असौ: that (person)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: असौ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• ब्राह्मणः: Brahmin
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• कृष्ण: O Krishna
• कृष्ण: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्ण
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• कः: who?
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: किम्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• शिष्यः: disciple
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिष्य
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• जनार्दन: O Janardana
• जनार्दन: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: जनार्दन
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• श्रोतव्यम्: to be heard / fit to be heard
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्रु
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• चेत्: if
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: चेत्

• मया: by me
• मया: Karana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अहम्
• Form: —, Instrumental, Singular

• एतत्: this
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• वै: indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै

• तत्त्वम्: the truth / the real matter
• तत्त्वम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: तत्त्व
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• आचक्ष्व: tell / explain
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-चक्ष्
• Form: Imperative, Second, Singular

• मे: to me
• मे: Sampradana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अहम्
• Form: —, Dative, Singular

• विभो: O mighty one / O Lord
• विभो: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: विभु
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

अर्जुन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Arjuna
• Krishna
• Janardana
• Brahmin (unnamed, referenced)
• Disciple (unnamed, referenced)