Shloka 6
Go-apahāra (Cattle Theft), Go-dāna (Cow-Gift), and Suvarṇa-dakṣiṇā (Gold Fee): Karmic Consequence and Purificatory Merit
Devanagari script
खमावृत्योदपानस्य कृकलास: स्थितो महान् । तस्य नास्ति समुद्धर्तेत्येतत् कृष्णे न््यवेदयन्,उन्होंने भगवान् श्रीकृष्णसे निवेदन किया--“भगवन्! एक बहुत बड़ा गिरगिट कुफएँमें पड़ा है, जो उस कुएँके सारे आकाशको घेरकर बैठा है; पर उसे निकालनेवाला कोई नहीं है!
Transliteration
kham āvṛtyodapānasya kṛkalāsaḥ sthito mahān | tasya nāsti samuddhartety etat kṛṣṇe nyavedayan |
Translation
Bhīṣma disse: “Um enorme lagarto está preso num poço, estendendo-se de tal modo que cobre todo o pedaço de céu visível lá de dentro. Contudo, não há quem consiga erguê-lo para fora.” Assim relataram o fato a Kṛṣṇa.
Word by Word
खम्sky/space
खम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootख (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
आवृत्यhaving covered/occupying
आवृत्य:
TypeVerb
Rootआ-√वृ (धातु)
Formक्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Active
उदपानस्यof the well
उदपानस्य:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootउदपान (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
कृकलासःa lizard
कृकलासः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootकृकलास (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
स्थितःsituated/standing
स्थितः:
TypeVerb
Root√स्था (धातु)
Formक्त (past passive participle, used adjectivally), Masculine, Nominative, Singular
महान्great/huge
महान्:
TypeAdjective
Rootमहत् (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
तस्यfor him/of him
तस्य:
Sampradana
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular
नnot
न:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (निपात)
अस्तिthere is
अस्ति:
TypeVerb
Root√अस् (धातु)
FormPresent (Lat), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
समुद्धर्ताone who can lift out/rescuer
समुद्धर्ता:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootसम्-उद्-√हृ (धातु)
Formतृच् (agent noun), Masculine, Nominative, Singular
इतिthus/quoting
इति:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइति (निपात)
एतत्this (statement)
एतत्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootएतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
कृष्णेto/with regard to Kṛṣṇa
कृष्णे:
Sampradana
TypeNoun
Rootकृष्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
न्यवेदयन्he informed/communicated
न्यवेदयन्:
TypeVerb
Rootनि-√विद् (धातु)
FormImperfect (Lan), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Characters & Entities
B
BhishmaK
KrishnaU
udapāna (well)K
kṛkalāsa (lizard/gecko)K
kha (sky/opening of the well)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes