Shloka 5
जापक–इक्ष्वाकु–सत्यविवादः
The Jāpaka, Ikṣvāku, and the Dispute on Truth and Merit
Devanagari script
भरद्वाज उवाच कि कस्य धर्माचरणं किं वा धर्मस्य लक्षणम् | धर्म: कतिविधो वापि तद् भवान् वक्तुमहति
Transliteration
bharadvāja uvāca: ki kasya dharmācaraṇaṁ kiṁ vā dharmasya lakṣaṇam | dharmaḥ katividho vāpi tad bhavān vaktum arhati ||
Translation
Bharadvāja berkata: “Apakah yang disebut amalan dharma, dan untuk siapa? Apakah tanda penentu dharma? Lagi pula, dharma terbahagi kepada berapa bentuk? Mohon tuan, yang layak menerangkannya, jelaskanlah kepadaku.”
Word by Word
भरद्वाजःBharadvaja
भरद्वाजः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootभरद्वाज
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
उवाचsaid
उवाच:
TypeVerb
Rootवच्
FormPerfect (Paroksha-bhuta), Third, Singular
किम्what?
किम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootकिम्
कस्यof whom/of what
कस्य:
TypePronoun
Rootकिम्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular
धर्माचरणम्practice/observance of dharma
धर्माचरणम्:
TypeNoun
Rootधर्माचरण
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
किम्what?
किम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootकिम्
वाor
वा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवा
धर्मस्यof dharma
धर्मस्य:
TypeNoun
Rootधर्म
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
लक्षणम्characteristic/definition
लक्षणम्:
TypeNoun
Rootलक्षण
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
धर्मःdharma
धर्मः:
TypeNoun
Rootधर्म
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
कतिविधःof how many kinds
कतिविधः:
TypeAdjective
Rootकतिविध
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
वाor
वा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवा
अपिalso/indeed
अपि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि
तत्that
तत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
भवान्you (honorific)
भवान्:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootभवत्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
वक्तुम्to speak/to explain
वक्तुम्:
TypeVerb
Rootवच्
FormTumun (infinitive)
अर्हतिis able/ought (is worthy) to
अर्हति:
TypeVerb
Rootअर्ह्
FormPresent, Third, Singular
Speaker
भरद्वाज उवाच
Characters & Entities
भ
भरद्वाज (Bharadvāja)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes