Shloka 18
युधिष्ठिरप्रश्नः—विश्वामित्रस्य ब्राह्मणत्वकौतूहलम् | Yudhiṣṭhira’s Inquiry on Viśvāmitra’s Attainment of Brāhmaṇya
Devanagari script
एतत् तत्त्वेन मे तात सर्वमाख्यातुमर्हसि । मतड़स्य यथातत्त्वं तथैवैतद् वदस्व मे
Transliteration
etad tattvena me tāta sarvam ākhyātum arhasi | mataṅgasya yathātattvaṁ tathaivaitad vadasva me, tāta |
Translation
ਯੁਧਿਸ਼ਠਿਰ ਨੇ ਆਖਿਆ—ਤਾਤ! ਤੁਸੀਂ ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ ਇਹ ਸਭ ਕੁਝ ਸੱਚਾਈ ਅਨੁਸਾਰ ਮੈਨੂੰ ਸਮਝਾਓ। ਜਿਵੇਂ ਮਤੰਗ ਨੂੰ ਤਪੱਸਿਆ ਕਰਨ ਤੇ ਵੀ ਬ੍ਰਾਹਮਣਤਵ ਨਹੀਂ ਮਿਲਿਆ, ਓਸੇ ਤਰ੍ਹਾਂ ਵਿਸ਼ਵਾਮਿਤ੍ਰ ਦੇ ਮਾਮਲੇ ਵਿੱਚ ਇਹ ਗੱਲ ਕਿਉਂ ਨਹੀਂ ਲਾਗੂ ਹੋਈ—ਇਹ ਮੈਨੂੰ ਠੀਕ-ਠੀਕ ਦੱਸੋ।
Word by Word
एतत्this (matter)
एतत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootएतद्
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular
तत्त्वेनin truth / truly
तत्त्वेन:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootतत्त्व
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Singular
मेto me / for me
मे:
Sampradana
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
Form—, Dative/Genitive, Singular
तातdear father / dear sir
तात:
TypeNoun
Rootतात
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
सर्वम्everything
सर्वम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्व
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
आख्यातुम्to tell / to explain
आख्यातुम्:
TypeVerb
Rootआ-ख्या
FormInfinitive (tumun)
अर्हसिyou ought / you are able
अर्हसि:
TypeVerb
Rootअर्ह्
FormPresent, Second, Singular, Parasmaipada
मतङ्गस्यof Matanga
मतङ्गस्य:
TypeNoun
Rootमतङ्ग
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
यथाas / in the manner that
यथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयथा
तत्त्वम्the truth / reality
तत्त्वम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootतत्त्व
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
तथाso / thus
तथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा
एवindeed / just
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
एतत्this (matter)
एतत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootएतद्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
वदस्वtell (me) / speak
वदस्व:
TypeVerb
Rootवद्
FormImperative, Second, Singular, Atmanepada
मेto me / for me
मे:
Sampradana
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
Form—, Dative/Genitive, Singular
तातdear father / dear sir
तात:
TypeNoun
Rootतात
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
Speaker
युधिछिर उवाच
Characters & Entities
Y
YudhiṣṭhiraM
MataṅgaV
ViśvāmitraVerse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes