Shloka 54
उपदेशदोषप्रसङ्गः (Upadeśa-doṣa-prasaṅgaḥ) — The Risk of Misapplied Counsel
Devanagari script
पूर्वदेहे यथा वृत्तं तन्निबोध द्विजोत्तम । जातिं स्मराम्यहं ब्रह्मन्नवधानेन मे शृूणु
Translation
ໂອ ດວິຊະຜູ້ປະເສີດ, ຈົ່ງຮູ້ເຖິງເຫດການທີ່ເກີດຂຶ້ນໃນຍາມທີ່ພວກເຮົາຖືກກາຍໃນຊາດກ່ອນ. ໂອ ພຣາຫມັນ, ຂ້າພະເຈົ້າຈື່ຈຳເລື່ອງຊາດກ່ອນໄດ້—ຂໍໃຫ້ທ່ານຟັງດ້ວຍຄວາມຕັ້ງໃຈ.
Word by Word
पूर्वदेहेin the former body (previous incarnation)
पूर्वदेहे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootपूर्वदेह
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
यथाas, just as
यथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयथा
वृत्तम्the event/occurrence (what happened)
वृत्तम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवृत्त
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular
तत्that
तत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
निबोधknow/understand (listen and grasp)
निबोध:
TypeVerb
Rootबुध्
FormImperative, Second, Singular, Parasmaipada
द्विजोत्तमO best of the twice-born (brahmin)
द्विजोत्तम:
TypeNoun
Rootद्विजोत्तम
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
जातिम्birth/state of birth (previous birth)
जातिम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootजाति
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
स्मरामिI remember
स्मरामि:
TypeVerb
Rootस्मृ
FormPresent, First, Singular, Parasmaipada
अहम्I
अहम्:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootअहम्
Form—, Nominative, Singular
ब्रह्मन्O Brahmin
ब्रह्मन्:
TypeNoun
Rootब्रह्मन्
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
अवधानेनwith attention
अवधानेन:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootअवधान
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Singular
मेmy / to me
मे:
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
Form—, Genitive/Dative, Singular
शृणुhear, listen
शृणु:
TypeVerb
Rootश्रु
FormImperative, Second, Singular, Parasmaipada
द्विजश्रेष्ठO best of the twice-born
द्विजश्रेष्ठ:
TypeNoun
Rootद्विजश्रेष्ठ
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
Speaker
पुरोहित उवाच
Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes