Shloka 14

Ālasyadoṣa-nirdeśa (On the Fault of Negligence) — The Camel’s Long-Neck Exemplum

Devanagari script

यावदूर्ध्वमधश्वैव ग्रीवां संक्षिपते पशु: । तावत्‌ तेन सदारेण जम्बुकेन स भक्षित:,वह पशु जबतक अपनी गर्दनको ऊपर-नीचे समेटनेका यत्न करता रहा, तबतक ही सत्रीसहित सियारने उसे काटकर खा लिया

Transliteration

yāvad ūrdhvam adhaś caiva grīvāṃ saṃkṣipate paśuḥ | tāvat tena sadāreṇa jambukena sa bhakṣitaḥ ||

Translation

ପଶୁଟି ଯେତେବେଳେ ନିଜ ଗଳାକୁ କେବେ ଉପରକୁ କେବେ ତଳକୁ ସମେଟିବାକୁ ଚେଷ୍ଟା କରୁଥିଲା, ସେତେବେଳେଇ ଶିଆଳଟି ନିଜ ସଙ୍ଗିନୀ ସହ ତାହାକୁ କାମୁଡ଼ି କାମୁଡ଼ି ଖାଇଦେଲା।

Word by Word

• यावत्: as long as
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यावत्
• Form: correlative adverb (yāvat–tāvat)

• ऊर्ध्वम्: upwards
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ऊर्ध्व
• Form: adverb

• अधः: downwards
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अधस्
• Form: adverb

• एव: indeed/just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव
• Form: particle

• ग्रीवाम्: neck
• ग्रीवाम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: ग्रीवा
• Form: feminine, accusative, singular

• संक्षिपते: draws in/contracted
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्+क्षिप्
• Form: present, ātmanepada, 3rd person, singular

• पशुः: the animal/beast
• पशुः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पशु
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• तावत्: so long/just then
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तावत्
• Form: correlative adverb (yāvat–tāvat)

• तेन: by him/thereby
• तेन: Karana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: masculine/neuter, instrumental, singular

• सदारेण: together with (his) mate/wife
• सदारेण: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सदार
• Form: masculine, instrumental, singular

• जम्बुकेन: by the jackal
• जम्बुकेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: जम्बुक
• Form: masculine, instrumental, singular

• सः: he/that one (the animal)
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• भक्षितः: was eaten/devoured
• Type: Verb
• Root: भक्ष्
• Form: past passive participle, masculine, nominative, singular

Speaker

उड्ड उवाच

Characters & Entities

• उड्ड (Uḍḍa) (speaker)
• पशु (animal)
• जम्बुक (jackal)
• जम्बुकी/दारा (the jackal's mate)