Shloka 120

Ādi-parva Adhyāya 3 — Janamejaya’s Rite, Dhaumya’s Parīkṣā, and Uttanka’s Kuṇḍala Quest (सर्पसत्रप्रस्तावना–गुरुपरीक्षा–उत्तङ्कोपाख्यान)

Devanagari script

भगवजन्नेतदज्ञानादन्न॑ं सकेशमुपाहतं शीतं तत्‌ क्षामये भवन्तं न भवेयमन्ध इति तमुत्तड़क: प्रत्युवाच,'भगवन्‌! यह केशयुक्त और शीतल अन्न अनजानमें आपके पास लाया गया है। अतः इस अपराधके लिये मैं आपसे क्षमा माँगता हूँ। आप ऐसी कृपा कीजिये, जिससे मैं अन्धा न होऊँ।” तब उत्तंकने राजासे कहा--

Transliteration

rāma uvāca | bhagavan etad ajñānād annaṃ sa-keśam upāhataṃ śītaṃ tat kṣāmaye bhavantaṃ na bhaveyam andha iti tam uttaṅkaḥ pratyuvāca |

Translation

ରାମ କହିଲେ—“ଭଗବନ୍! ଅଜ୍ଞାନବଶତଃ କେଶଯୁକ୍ତ ଓ ଶୀତଳ ଅନ୍ନ ଆପଣଙ୍କ ପାଖକୁ ଆଣିଦେଇଛି। ଏହି ଅପରାଧ ପାଇଁ ମୁଁ କ୍ଷମା ମାଗୁଛି। ଏମିତି କୃପା କରନ୍ତୁ ଯେ ମୁଁ ଅନ୍ଧ ନ ହେଉଁ।” ତାପରେ ଉତ୍ତଙ୍କ ରାଜାଙ୍କୁ ପ୍ରତିଉତ୍ତର ଦେଲେ।

Word by Word

• भगवन्: O venerable sir
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत्
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• अज्ञानात्: out of ignorance
• अज्ञानात्: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अज्ञान
• Form: Neuter, Ablative, Singular

• अन्नम्: food
• अन्नम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्न
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• सकेशम्: with hair (hair-contaminated)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स-केश
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• उपाहतम्: brought/placed near; presented
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप-आ-हन्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular, Past passive participle (क्त)

• शीतम्: cold
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शीत
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• तत्: that (act/thing)
• तत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• क्षामये: I ask forgiveness / I beg pardon
• Type: Verb
• Root: क्षम्
• Form: Present, 1st, Singular, Parasmaipada

• भवन्तम्: you (honorific)
• भवन्तम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: भवत्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• भवेयम्: may I become
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू
• Form: Optative (Potential), 1st, Singular, Parasmaipada

• अन्धः: blind
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्ध
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• इति: thus
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• उत्तङ्कः: Uttaṅka
• उत्तङ्कः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: उत्तङ्क
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• प्रत्युवाच: replied
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रति-उप-√वच्
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

राम उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Uttaṅka
• anna (food)
• keśa (hair)
• andhatva (blindness)