Shloka 15

Instruction to the Brahmin

The Greatness of Piṇḍa and Prasāda on Mount Nīla

Devanagari script

गत्वा विलोकयामीति किमिदं महतां पदम् । इति संचिंत्य गेहांतर्जगाम बहुभाग्यतः

Transliteration

gatvā vilokayāmīti kimidaṃ mahatāṃ padam | iti saṃciṃtya gehāṃtarjagāma bahubhāgyataḥ

Translation

ដោយគិតថា «ខ្ញុំនឹងទៅមើល—នេះជាស្ថានៈរបស់មហាបុរសទាំងឡាយដូចម្តេច?» គាត់បានពិចារណាដូច្នេះ ហើយដោយសំណាងដ៏ធំ បានចូលទៅក្នុងផ្ទះនោះ។

Word by Word

• गत्वा: having gone
• गत्वा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (Gerund/Absolutive), धातु: गम्; क्रिया-पूर्वकत्व (having gone)

• विलोकयामि: I will look/see
• विलोकयामि: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि+लोक् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन (singular)

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/quotative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण/वाक्यसमाप्तिसूचक अव्यय (quotative particle)

• किम्: what
• किम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom/Acc), एकवचन; प्रश्नवाचक सर्वनाम

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom/Acc), एकवचन; निर्देशवाचक सर्वनाम

• महताम्: of the great (people)
• महताम्: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (षष्ठीसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (Genitive), बहुवचन (plural)

• पदम्: place/step/position
• पदम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom/Acc), एकवचन

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/quotative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण/वाक्यसमाप्तिसूचक अव्यय

• संचिन्त्य: having thought
• संचिन्त्य: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्+चिन्त् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (Gerund/Absolutive), धातु: सम्+चिन्त्; ‘having reflected/thought’

• गेह-अन्तः: into the house-interior
• गेह-अन्तः: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गेह (प्रातिपदिक) + अन्तः (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष समास (षष्ठी/सप्तमी-सम्बन्धार्थ), अव्ययीभाववत् प्रयोग; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन; अर्थ: ‘into the inside of the house’

• जगाम: went
• जगाम: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• बहु-भाग्यतः: by great good fortune
• बहु-भाग्यतः: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: बहु (प्रातिपदिक) + भाग्य (प्रातिपदिक) + तस् (तद्धित)
• Form: तत्पुरुष समास (बहुभाग्य), तद्धितान्त अव्यय ‘-तस्’ (ablatival adverb): ‘because of/through great fortune’

Speaker

Narrator (contextual speaker not explicit in the given verse excerpt)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: vira

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: temple

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: vilokayāmīti = vilokayāmi + iti; kimidaṃ = kim + idaṃ; gehāṃtarjagāma = geha-antar + jagāma; bahubhāgyataḥ = bahu-bhāgya-taḥ.

FAQs

What does “mahatāṃ padam” mean in this verse?

It can mean “the position/state of the great,” or more broadly “the way/footing/path followed by noble persons,” expressing curiosity about the conduct or attainment of the virtuous.

What is the narrative action described here?

The character resolves to go and observe for himself, reflects on the matter, and then enters the house—presenting a shift from contemplation to action.

What ethical or spiritual lesson is implied?

The verse highlights sincere inquiry into the lives of the virtuous and suggests that such opportunities arise through “bahubhāgya” (great merit or good fortune).