Shloka 2
Ālasyadoṣa-nirdeśa (On the Fault of Negligence) — The Camel’s Long-Neck Exemplum
Devanagari script
भीष्म उवाच हन्त ते5हं प्रवक्ष्यामि शृणु कार्यकनिश्चयम् । यथा राज्ञेह कर्तव्यं यच्च कृत्वा सुखी भवेत्,भीष्मजीने कहा--नरेश्वर! राजाका जो कर्तव्य है और जो कुछ करके वह सुखी हो सकता है, उस कार्यका निश्चय करके अब मैं तुम्हें बतलाता हूँ, उसे सुनो
Transliteration
bhīṣma uvāca: hanta te 'haṃ pravakṣyāmi śṛṇu kārya-niścayam | yathā rājñeha kartavyaṃ yac ca kṛtvā sukhī bhavet ||
Translation
ଭୀଷ୍ମ କହିଲେ—“ଶୁଣ; ମୁଁ ତୁମକୁ ନିଶ୍ଚିତ ଭାବେ କହିବି—ଏହି ଲୋକରେ ରାଜାଙ୍କ କର୍ତ୍ତବ୍ୟ କ’ଣ, ଏବଂ କ’ଣ କଲେ ସେ ସତ୍ୟରୂପେ ସୁଖୀ ହେବ।”
Word by Word
भीष्मःBhishma
भीष्मः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootभीष्म
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
उवाचsaid
उवाच:
TypeVerb
Rootवच्
FormPerfect, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
हन्तindeed/come now
हन्त:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहन्त
तेto you
ते:
Sampradana
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
Form—, Dative, Singular
अहम्I
अहम्:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
Form—, Nominative, Singular
प्रवक्ष्यामिwill explain/tell
प्रवक्ष्यामि:
TypeVerb
Rootवच्
FormFuture, First, Singular, Parasmaipada
शृणुlisten
शृणु:
TypeVerb
Rootश्रु
FormImperative, Second, Singular, Parasmaipada
कार्य-निश्चयम्the determination/decision about what is to be done
कार्य-निश्चयम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootकार्यनिश्चय
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
यथाhow/as
यथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयथा
राज्ञाby the king
राज्ञा:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootराजन्
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
इहhere/in this world
इह:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइह
कर्तव्यम्to be done; duty
कर्तव्यम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootकर्तव्य
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
यत्what/that which
यत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
कृत्वाhaving done
कृत्वा:
TypeVerb
Rootकृ
Formक्त्वा (absolutive/gerund)
सुखीhappy
सुखी:
TypeAdjective
Rootसुखिन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
भवेत्might become/would be
भवेत्:
TypeVerb
Rootभू
FormOptative, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Characters & Entities
B
BhishmaT
the king (rājā / rājñe)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes