Shloka 32

कण्वोपदेशः—नश्वरबलविवेकः तथा मातलिगुणकेश्याः आख्यानारम्भः

Kaṇva’s Counsel on Impermanent Power; Opening of the Mātali–Guṇakeśī Narrative

Devanagari script

स दृष्टवा श्वेतमाकाशमिषीकाभि: समाचितम्‌

Transliteration

sa dṛṣṭvā śvetam ākāśam iṣīkābhiḥ samācitam

Translation

ସେ ଦେଖିଲେ ଆକାଶ ଶ୍ୱେତ ହୋଇ ଐଷୀକାରେ ଘନଭାବେ ପୂର୍ଣ୍ଣ ହୋଇଛି।

Word by Word

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश्
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral for gerund), Non-finite

• श्वेतम्: white
• श्वेतम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्वेत
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• आकाशम्: sky
• आकाशम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: आकाश
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• इषीकाभिः: with reeds/splinters (iṣīkā-s)
• इषीकाभिः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: इषीका
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Plural

• समाचितम्: filled/covered, heaped up
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-आ-चि
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), Neuter, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

राम उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• ākāśa (the sky)
• iṣīkā (reed-like shafts/missiles)