Shloka 14
Devanagari script
यावदूर्ध्वमधश्वैव ग्रीवां संक्षिपते पशु: । तावत् तेन सदारेण जम्बुकेन स भक्षित:,वह पशु जबतक अपनी गर्दनको ऊपर-नीचे समेटनेका यत्न करता रहा, तबतक ही सत्रीसहित सियारने उसे काटकर खा लिया
Transliteration
yāvad ūrdhvam adhaś caiva grīvāṃ saṃkṣipate paśuḥ | tāvat tena sadāreṇa jambukena sa bhakṣitaḥ ||
Translation
पशू ज्या वेळेपर्यंत आपली मान कधी वर कधी खाली करून आत ओढण्याचा निष्फळ प्रयत्न करीत राहिला, त्या वेळेतच कोल्ह्याने मादीसह त्याला फाडून खाऊन टाकले.
Word by Word
यावत्as long as
यावत्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयावत्
Formcorrelative adverb (yāvat–tāvat)
ऊर्ध्वम्upwards
ऊर्ध्वम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootऊर्ध्व
Formadverb
अधःdownwards
अधः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअधस्
Formadverb
एवindeed/just
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
Formparticle
ग्रीवाम्neck
ग्रीवाम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootग्रीवा
Formfeminine, accusative, singular
संक्षिपतेdraws in/contracted
संक्षिपते:
TypeVerb
Rootसम्+क्षिप्
Formpresent, ātmanepada, 3rd person, singular
पशुःthe animal/beast
पशुः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootपशु
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
तावत्so long/just then
तावत्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतावत्
Formcorrelative adverb (yāvat–tāvat)
तेनby him/thereby
तेन:
Karana
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
Formmasculine/neuter, instrumental, singular
सदारेणtogether with (his) mate/wife
सदारेण:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootसदार
Formmasculine, instrumental, singular
जम्बुकेनby the jackal
जम्बुकेन:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootजम्बुक
Formmasculine, instrumental, singular
सःhe/that one (the animal)
सः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
भक्षितःwas eaten/devoured
भक्षितः:
TypeVerb
Rootभक्ष्
Formpast passive participle, masculine, nominative, singular
Speaker
उड्ड उवाच
Characters & Entities
उ
उड्ड (Uḍḍa) (speaker)प
पशु (animal)ज
जम्बुक (jackal)ज
जम्बुकी/दारा (the jackal's mate)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
In moments of danger, indecision and ineffective effort can be fatal; timely, clear action and discernment are essential, because hostile forces exploit delay.
An animal keeps repeatedly pulling its neck up and down, and during this very interval a jackal along with its mate attacks, tears, and eats the animal.