Shloka 10

अध्याय ८२ — केशवप्रयाणे निमित्तदर्शनम्

Omens and Reception During Keśava’s Departure

Devanagari script

ऋषभं पृष्ठ आलभ्य ब्राह्मणानभिवाद्य च | अनमनिं प्रदक्षिणं कृत्वा पश्यन्‌ कल्याणमग्रत:

Transliteration

ṛṣabhaṁ pṛṣṭha ālabhya brāhmaṇān abhivādya ca | anamaniṁ pradakṣiṇaṁ kṛtvā paśyan kalyāṇam agrataḥ ||

Translation

ແຕະຫຼັງງົວຜູ້ (ຣິສະພະ) ແລ້ວນົບນ້ອມຄຳນັບພຣາຫມັນທັງຫຼາຍ ຈາກນັ້ນຈຶ່ງເດີນວຽນຂວາຮອບ (ປະທັກສິນ) ດ້ວຍໃຈສະຫງົບ ແລະກ້າວໄປຂ້າງໜ້າ ເບິ່ງຫາສິ່ງມົງຄຸນທີ່ຢູ່ຂ້າງໜ້າ.

Word by Word

• ऋषभम्: the bull (Rishabha)
• ऋषभम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषभ
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• पृष्ठे: on the back
• पृष्ठे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पृष्ठ
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• आलभ्य: having touched/laid hold of
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + लभ्
• Form: Absolutive (Gerund), Parasmaipada (usage)

• ब्राह्मणान्: the Brahmins
• ब्राह्मणान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• अभिवाद्य: having saluted
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि + वद्
• Form: Absolutive (Gerund), Parasmaipada (usage)

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

• अनमनीम्: Anamanī (a person/name)
• अनमनीम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनमनी
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• प्रदक्षिणम्: clockwise; in circumambulation
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रदक्षिण

• कृत्वा: having done/made
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ
• Form: Absolutive (Gerund), Parasmaipada (usage)

• पश्यन्: seeing; looking
• पश्यन्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: पश्
• Form: Present active participle (शतृ), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• कल्याणम्: good fortune; auspiciousness
• कल्याणम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: कल्याण
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• अग्रतः: in front; ahead
• अग्रतः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अग्रतः

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• ṛṣabha (bull)
• brāhmaṇas

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights dhārmic preparation: begin actions with reverence (saluting brāhmaṇas), ritual propriety (pradakṣiṇā), and mental steadiness, orienting oneself toward what is auspicious rather than impulsive or careless behavior.

What is happening in the narrative?

A person (not named in this line) performs customary acts of respect—touching a bull’s back as an auspicious gesture, saluting the brāhmaṇas, and circumambulating in reverence—then moves forward attentively, looking toward auspiciousness ahead.