Shloka 4

Devanagari script

इस प्रकार श्रीमह्याभारत सौप्तिकपर्वमें अश्वत्थामाकी मन्त्रणाविषयक चौथा अध्याय पूरा हुआ

Transliteration

muhūrtam api taṁ prājñaḥ paṇḍitaṁ paryupāsya hi | kṣipraṁ dharmān vijānāti jihvā sūparasān iva ||

Translation

クリパは言った。「舌が料理の味をただちに識るように、賢き者は、たとえわずかな時であれ、学識と分別ある人に仕えれば、速やかにダルマの道理を悟る。」

Word by Word

• मुहूर्तम्: for a muhūrta; for a short time
• मुहूर्तम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुहूर्त
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• अपि: even; also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• प्राज्ञः: a wise man
• प्राज्ञः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्राज्ञ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• पण्डितम्: a learned person
• पण्डितम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पण्डित
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• पर्युपास्य: having attended upon; having served
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि-उप-आस्
• Form: Gerund (Absolutive, -ya), Parasmaipada (usage)

• हि: indeed; for
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि

• क्षिप्रम्: quickly
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: क्षिप्र

• धर्मान्: dharmas; duties/principles of righteousness
• धर्मान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्म
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• विजानाति: understands; comes to know
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-ज्ञा
• Form: Lat (Present), Parasmaipada, Third, Singular

• जिह्वा: the tongue
• जिह्वा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: जिह्वा
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• लासूपरसान्: tastes/flavours (reading uncertain)
• लासूपरसान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: लासूपरस
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• इव: like; as
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव

Speaker

कृप उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Kṛpa

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even brief association and service to a truly learned and discerning person can rapidly clarify one’s understanding of dharma; wisdom is transmitted through close attendance, not merely through time spent.

What is happening in the narrative?

In the Sauptika Parva’s aftermath, Kṛpa speaks in a reflective, advisory tone, emphasizing the value of heeding the wise—an ethical counterpoint to the violence and confusion surrounding Aśvatthāmā’s actions.