Shloka 12

स्वयंप्रभा-संवादः

Svayamprabha’s Dialogue with the Vanaras

Devanagari script

अस्माद्धंसा जलक्लिन्नाः पक्षैस्सलिलविस्रवैः।कुररास्सारसाश्चैव निष्पतन्ति पतत्रिणः।।।।

Transliteration

asmād haṃsā jalaklinnāḥ pakṣaiḥ salilavisravaiḥ | kurarāḥ sārasāś caiva niṣpatanti patatriṇaḥ ||

Translation

Deste lugar, viram-se cisnes—encharcados, com as asas a verter água—e também kuraras e sārasa, aves que saíam voando.

Word by Word

• अस्मात्: from here
• अस्मात्: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पञ्चमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Ablative singular (from this place)

• हंसाः: swans
• हंसाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हंस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन — Masculine, Nominative plural

• जलक्लिन्नाः: drenched with water
• जलक्लिन्नाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जल-क्लिन्न (प्रातिपदिक; जल + क्लिन्न)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (हंसाः/पतत्रिणः) — Masculine, Nominative plural

• पक्षैः: with wings
• पक्षैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन — Masculine, Instrumental plural

• सलिलविस्रवैः: dripping with water
• सलिलविस्रवैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सलिल-विस्रव (प्रातिपदिक; सलिल + विस्रव)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (पक्षैः) — Masculine, Instrumental plural

• कुरराः: ospreys/kuraras
• कुरराः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुरर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन — Masculine, Nominative plural

• सारसाः: cranes (sārasas)
• सारसाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सारस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन — Masculine, Nominative plural

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय — Conjunction

• एव: indeed/also
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्यय — Emphatic particle

• निष्पतन्ति: fly out
• निष्पतन्ति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: निस्-पत् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपदम् — Present indicative, 3rd person plural

• पतत्रिणः: birds
• पतत्रिणः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पतत्रिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन — Masculine, Nominative plural

Context

'Drenched in water the swans, kuraras, and sarasas were seen emerging with water dripping from thier wings.

Characters & Entities

• haṃsa (swans)
• kurara (bird)
• sārasa (crane)
• water (implied source within/near cave)

FAQs

What is the core ethical principle (Dharma) in this verse?

Dharma-guided action uses reason without rashness: observing natural signs (wet birds) supports a truthful inference about water and safety.

What is the narrative situation?

The monkeys notice water-drenched birds flying out, suggesting an internal water source and influencing their decision to enter the cave.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Practical wisdom—reading evidence from nature to choose a course of action.