Shloka 64

Śaraṇāgata-Atithi-Dharma in the Kapota Narrative (कपोत-आख्यानम्—शरणागतधर्मः)

Devanagari script

ऐन्द्रो धर्म: क्षत्रियाणां ब्राह्मणानामथाग्निक: । ब्रह्मवह्निर्मम बल॑ भक्ष्यामि शमयन्‌ क्षुधाम्‌

Transliteration

aindro dharmaḥ kṣatriyāṇāṃ brāhmaṇānām athāgnikaḥ | brahmavahnirmama balaṃ bhakṣyāmi śamayan kṣudhām ||

Translation

Ghapača berkata: “Bagi kṣatriya, dharma itu bersifat Indra—pemerintahan yang gagah dan kekuatan kedaulatan; bagi brāhmaṇa, dharma itu ialah ritus api, disiplin nyala suci. Aku ialah ‘api Brahma’—kekuatanku ialah menelan. Aku akan memakan, lalu meredakan lapar.”

Word by Word

• ऐन्द्रः: Indra-related, belonging to Indra
• ऐन्द्रः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ऐन्द्र
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• धर्मः: duty, law, dharma
• धर्मः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्म
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• क्षत्रियाणाम्: of the Kshatriyas
• क्षत्रियाणाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षत्रिय
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• ब्राह्मणानाम्: of the Brahmins
• ब्राह्मणानाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• अथ: and then; moreover
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ

• आग्निकः: Agni-related, belonging to fire
• आग्निकः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आग्निक
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• ब्रह्मवह्निः: the Brahma-fire (sacred fire)
• ब्रह्मवह्निः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मवह्नि
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• मम: my
• मम: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: Genitive, Singular

• बलम्: strength, power
• बलम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: बल
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• भक्ष्यामि: I shall eat/consume
• Type: Verb
• Root: भक्ष्
• Form: Simple Future (Luṭ), First, Singular, Parasmaipada

• शमयन्: pacifying, allaying
• शमयन्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: शम्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular, Śatṛ (present active participle), Parasmaipada

• क्षुधाम्: hunger
• क्षुधाम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षुध्
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

घपच उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Indra
• Kshatriyas
• Brahmanas
• Agni (fire)
• Brahma-fire (Brahmavahni)