Shloka 54

Brahmin Conduct, Purificatory Baths, and the Garuḍa–Nectar Episode

Illustrative Narrative

Devanagari script

गत्वाथ पितरं प्राह किमेतदिति मे पितः । लग्नं मे गलके सत्वं प्रतिकर्तुं न शक्नुयां

Transliteration

gatvātha pitaraṃ prāha kimetaditi me pitaḥ | lagnaṃ me galake satvaṃ pratikartuṃ na śaknuyāṃ

Translation

ထို့နောက် ၎င်းသည် ဖခင်ထံသို့ သွား၍ “အဖေ၊ ဤအရာက ဘာလဲ? ကျွန်တော်၏ လည်ချောင်းတွင် သတ္တဝါတစ်ခု ကပ်နေပြီး ဖယ်ရှားမရပါ” ဟု ပြောလေ၏။

Word by Word

• gatvā: having gone
• gatvā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gam (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभावे क्रियाविशेषणम्; √गम् + क्त्वा

• atha: then
• atha: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/वाक्यसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनुक्रम/अनन्तरार्थक (then/thereupon)

• pitaram: father
• pitaram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pitṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• prāha: said
• prāha: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√ah (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/परोक्षभूत), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• kim: what
• kim: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kim (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; प्रश्नवाचक सर्वनाम

• etat: this
• etat: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; निर्देशवाचक सर्वनाम

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उद्धरण/इत्यर्थक (quotative)

• me: my
• me: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/genitive) एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• pitaḥ: O father
• pitaḥ: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pitṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/vocative), एकवचन

• lagnam: stuck/attached
• lagnam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: lagna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण (to satvam)

• me: my
• me: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/genitive) एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• galake: on the neck/throat
• galake: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: galaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/locative), एकवचन

• satvam: a creature/being
• satvam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: satva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• pratikartum: to remove/undo (it)
• pratikartum: Prayojana (प्रयोजन/उद्देश्य)
• Type: Verb
• Root: prati-√kṛ (धातु)
• Form: तुमुन् (infinitive), कर्मार्थक; √कृ + तुमुन् with उपसर्ग प्रति

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक अव्यय (negation)

• śaknuyām: I would be able
• śaknuyām: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √śak (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative/पोटेन्शियल), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

A son addressing his father (narrative speaker not specified in the provided excerpt).

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: karuna

Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka

Geographic Context

Type: forest

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: gatvā+atha→gatvātha; kim+etat+iti→kim etat iti (written kimetaditi); me+pitaḥ kept separate; śaknuyām is 1sg optative.

FAQs

What is the central situation described in this verse?

A person approaches his father in distress, reporting that something is stuck in his throat and he cannot remove it.

Who is speaking in this shloka?

The speaker is a son (or younger person) addressing his father; the exact names are not present in the supplied verse excerpt.

What ethical lesson can be drawn from this dialogue line?

It highlights humility and the importance of seeking guidance from elders/teachers when one is unable to resolve a problem alone.