Shloka 5
Udyoga Parva, Adhyāya 106: Pūrva-Diśa Praśaṃsā
Praise and Primacy of the Eastern Quarter
Devanagari script
अहं पारे समुद्रस्य पृथिव्या वा परम्परात् गत्वा55त्मानं विमुज्चामि कि फलं जीवितेन मे,“मैं समुद्रके उस पार अथवा पृथ्वीसे बहुत दूर जाकर इस शरीरको त्याग दूँगा। अब मेरे जीवित रहनेसे क्या लाभ है?
Transliteration
ahaṁ pāre samudrasya pṛthivyā vā paramparāt gatvā ātmānaṁ vimokṣyāmi; kiṁ phalaṁ jīvitena me?
Translation
Nārada said: “Crossing to the far shore of the ocean—or going far away beyond the bounds of the earth—I will cast off this body. What benefit is there in my continuing to live?”
Word by Word
अहम्I
अहम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअस्मद्
Form—, Nominative, Singular
पारेon the far side
पारे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootपार
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
समुद्रस्यof the ocean
समुद्रस्य:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootसमुद्र
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
पृथिव्याःfrom the earth
पृथिव्याः:
Apadana
TypeNoun
Rootपृथिवी
FormFeminine, Ablative, Singular
वाor
वा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवा
परम्परात्from far away / at a great distance
परम्परात्:
Apadana
TypeNoun
Rootपरम्परा
FormFeminine, Ablative, Singular
गत्वाhaving gone
गत्वा:
TypeVerb
Rootगम्
Formक्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral), —, —, —
आत्मानम्myself / my body
आत्मानम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootआत्मन्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
विमुञ्चामिI will abandon / I cast off
विमुञ्चामि:
TypeVerb
Rootमुच्
FormPresent, Indicative, Parasmaipada, First, Singular
किम्what
किम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootकिम्
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
फलम्benefit, result
फलम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootफल
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
जीवितेनby/with (my) life; from living
जीवितेन:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootजीवित
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Singular
मेfor me / of me
मे:
Sampradana
TypeNoun
Rootअस्मद्
Form—, Genitive, Singular
Speaker
नारद उवाच
Characters & Entities
N
NāradaS
samudra (ocean/sea)P
pṛthivī (earth/world)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes