Shloka 13

Devanagari script

ब्राह्मण उवाच आगतोऊहं महाभाग तव दर्शनलालस: । कंचिदर्थमनर्थज्ञ: प्र््धकामो भुजड्रम

Transliteration

brāhmaṇa uvāca: āgato ’haṃ mahābhāga tava darśana-lālasaḥ | kañcid arthaṃ anartha-jñaḥ pṛthak-kāmo bhujaṅgama ||

Translation

Brahmana itu berkata: “Wahai yang mulia, wahai Raja Nāga! Aku datang ke sini kerana rindu hendak memandangmu. Aku ingin bertanya kepadamu tentang suatu perkara yang makna sejatinya belum aku mengerti—wahai tuan segala ular.”

Word by Word

• ब्राह्मणः: the Brahmin
• ब्राह्मणः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• उवाच: said
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), Third, Singular

• आगतः: having come / come
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-गम्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: —, Nominative, Singular

• महाभाग: O greatly fortunate one
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाभाग
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• तव: of you / your
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: —, Genitive, Singular

• दर्शन-लालसः: eager for (your) sight
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दर्शनलालस
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• कञ्चित्: some
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: किम्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• अर्थम्: matter / question
• अर्थम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्थ
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• अनर्थ-ज्ञः: not knowing (that) matter / ignorant of it
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनर्थज्ञ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• पृच्छामि: I ask
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रच्छ्
• Form: Present (Laṭ), First, Singular

• कामः: desire
• Type: Noun
• Root: काम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• भुजङ्गम: O serpent (king)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भुजङ्गम
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

ब्राह्मण उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Brāhmaṇa (the speaker)
• Bhujaṅgama / Nāgarāja (serpent-lord addressed)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse models ethical inquiry: the seeker admits ignorance (anartha-jñaḥ) and approaches a worthy being with humility and eagerness to learn, implying that dharma is clarified through sincere questioning and proper guidance.

What is happening in the narrative?

A Brahmin approaches a serpent-lord (nāgarāja), stating he has come out of longing to see him and wishes to ask about a matter whose true meaning he does not yet understand.