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Shloka 10

Keśinī’s Inquiry to Bāhuka and the Emotional Signs of Concealed Identity (केशिन्याः बाहुकपरीक्षा)

एकपत्राधिकं चात्र फलमेकं॑ च बाहुक । पञ्चकोट्यो<5थ पत्राणां द्ायोरपि च शाखयो:

ekapatrādhikaṃ cātra phalam ekaṃ ca bāhuka | pañcakoṭyo ’tha patrāṇāṃ dvayor api ca śākhayoḥ ||

Bṛhadaśva disse: “Aqui, ó Bāhuka, há um fruto a mais e uma folha a mais. De fato, os dois ramos juntos sustentam cinco koṭis de folhas.” A frase ressalta a observação cuidadosa e a contagem exata—um lembrete ético de que, em questões de dever e decisão, até pequenas diferenças podem revelar a verdadeira medida de uma situação.

एकone
एक:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootएक
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular
पत्रleaf
पत्र:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपत्र
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular
अधिकम्additional, extra
अधिकम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootअधिक
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
अत्रhere
अत्र:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअत्र
फलम्fruit
फलम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootफल
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular
एकम्one
एकम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootएक
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
बाहुकO Bāhuka (name/address)
बाहुक:
TypeNoun
Rootबाहुक
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
पञ्चfive
पञ्च:
TypeAdjective
Rootपञ्च
FormFeminine, Nominative/Accusative, Plural
कोट्यःcrores (tens of millions)
कोट्यः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootकोटि
FormFeminine, Nominative, Plural
अथthen/and further
अथ:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअथ
पत्राणाम्of leaves
पत्राणाम्:
TypeNoun
Rootपत्र
FormNeuter, Genitive, Plural
द्वयोःof two
द्वयोः:
TypeAdjective
Rootद्वि
FormMasculine/Neuter, Genitive, Dual
अपिalso, even
अपि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
शाखयोःof (the) two branches
शाखयोः:
TypeNoun
Rootशाखा
FormFeminine, Genitive, Dual

बृहदश्च उवाच

बृहदश्व (Bṛhadaśva)
बाहुक (Bāhuka)
फल (fruit)
पत्र (leaf)
शाखा (branch)

Educational Q&A

The verse highlights the value of precise attention to detail: even a difference of one leaf or one fruit matters. Ethically, it suggests that careful discernment and accurate assessment are essential when judging outcomes and responsibilities.

Bṛhadaśva addresses Bāhuka and describes a comparison involving branches, leaves, and fruit—stating that one side exceeds by a single leaf and a single fruit, while the total number of leaves across two branches is immense (five koṭis).