Shloka 103

Devanagari script

जम्बुक उवाच स्थीयतां नेह भेतव्यं यावत्‌ तपति भास्कर: । तावदस्मिन्‌ सुते स्नेहादनिर्वेदिन वर्तत

Transliteration

jambuka uvāca sthīyatāṁ neha bhetavyaṁ yāvat tapati bhāskaraḥ | tāvad asmin sute snehād anirvedin vartata ||

Translation

Шакал Джамбука сказал: «Оставайтесь здесь; нечего бояться, пока Солнце ещё пылает в небе. До той поры, из любви к этому сыну, держитесь без отчаяния и не поддавайтесь унынию».

Word by Word

• जम्बुकः: the jackal (Jambuka)
• जम्बुकः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: जम्बुक
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• उवाच: said
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Perfect, 3, Singular, Parasmaipada

• स्थीयताम्: let (him/it) stay; let it be stayed
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था
• Form: Imperative, 3, Singular, Atmanepada

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• इह: here
• इह: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह

• भेतव्यम्: is to be feared; one should fear
• Type: Verb
• Root: भी
• Form: Gerundive (tavya), Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• यावत्: as long as; until
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यावत्

• तपति: shines/burns
• Type: Verb
• Root: तप्
• Form: Present, 3, Singular, Parasmaipada

• भास्करः: the sun
• भास्करः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भास्कर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तावत्: so long; till then
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तावत्

• अस्मिन्: in this
• अस्मिन्: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Locative, Singular

• सुते: in (your) son
• सुते: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुत
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• स्नेहात्: from affection; out of love
• स्नेहात्: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्नेह
• Form: Masculine, Ablative, Singular

• अनिर्वेदिन्: not despondent; not weary
• अनिर्वेदिन्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनिर्वेदिन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• वर्तत: remains; continues; behaves
• Type: Verb
• Root: वृत्
• Form: Present, 3, Singular, Atmanepada

Speaker

जम्बुक उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Jambuka
• Bhāskara (the Sun)
• son (suta)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Do not surrender to fear or despair; as long as life and time continue (symbolized by the Sun’s shining), one should remain steady and act with hopeful endurance, especially when bound by loving responsibility toward one’s child.

What is happening in the narrative?

Jambuka addresses others in a tense or sorrowful situation, urging them to stay put and not be afraid. He grounds his reassurance in a cosmic marker (the Sun still shining) and appeals to their affection for a son, advising them to remain free from dejection.