Shloka 5

Chapter 59: Baladeva’s Censure, Keśava’s Restraint, and Yudhiṣṭhira’s Moral Accounting

Devanagari script

एवमुक्‍्त्वा स वामेन पदा मौलिमुपास्पृशत्‌

Transliteration

evam uktvā sa vāmena padā maulim upāspṛśat

Translation

ଏପରି କହି ସେ ବାମ ପାଦରେ ତାହାର ମୌଳିକୁ ସ୍ପର୍ଶ କଲା।

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम्

• उक्त्वा: having said
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), active, having done (prior action)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• वामेन: with the left
• वामेन: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वाम
• Form: masculine/neuter, instrumental, singular

• पदा: with (his) foot
• पदा: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पद
• Form: neuter, instrumental, singular

• मौलिम्: the head/crown (top of the head)
• मौलिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: मौलि
• Form: masculine, accusative, singular

• उपास्पृशत्: touched
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप-√स्पृश्
• Form: लङ् (imperfect), 3rd, singular, parasmaipada

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya