Shloka 42

Adhyāya 57: Tapas–Dāna Phala

On the Fruits of Austerity and Giving

Devanagari script

अस्ति मे संशय: कश्चित्‌ तन्मे व्याख्यातुमहसि

Transliteration

asti me saṁśayaḥ kaścit tan me vyākhyātum arhasi

Translation

Kuśika berkata: “Ada suatu keraguan padaku. Engkau patut menjelaskannya kepadaku.”

Word by Word

• अस्ति: there is / exists
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), प्रथम, एकवचन

• मे: of me / my
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: त्रिलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• संशयः: doubt
• संशयः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: संशय
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• कश्चित्: some (one) / a certain
• कश्चित्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: किम्
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• तत्: that (doubt) / it
• तत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• मे: to me / for me
• मे: Sampradana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: त्रिलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी, एकवचन

• व्याख्यातुम्: to explain
• Type: Verb
• Root: व्याख्या (धातु/कृदन्त-आधारः: व्याख्या + तुमुन्)
• Form: तुमुन्, कर्तरि, अव्यय (infinitive)

• अर्हसि: you ought / you are able / you should
• Type: Verb
• Root: अर्ह् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), मध्यम, एकवचन

Speaker

कुशिक उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Kuśika

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights a dharmic method of learning: when uncertainty arises, one should openly state the doubt and seek a clear explanation from a qualified interlocutor, treating clarification as essential for right understanding and right conduct.

What is happening in the narrative?

Kuśika, in the course of a dialogue, pauses the discussion to announce that he has a specific doubt and respectfully asks the other party to explain it, setting up the next portion of instruction or reasoning.