Shloka 40
Aśmagīta: Janaka’s Inquiry on Loss, Kāla, and the Limits of Control (अश्मगीता)
Devanagari script
क्वासे क्व च गमिष्यामि को न्वहं किमिहास्थित: । कस्मात् किमनुशोचेयमित्येवं स्थापयेन्मन:
Transliteration
kvāse kva ca gamiṣyāmi ko nvahaṃ kimihāsthitaḥ | kasmāt kimanuśoceyamityevaṃ sthāpayenmanaḥ ||
Translation
क्वासे क्व च गमिष्यामि को न्वहं किमिहास्थितः । कस्मात् किमनुशोचेयमित्येवं स्थापयेन्मनः ॥
Word by Word
क्वwhere?
क्व:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootक्व
आसेdo I sit / am I seated?
आसे:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootआस् (धातु)
FormLat (present indicative), 1, singular, Parasmaipada
क्वwhere?
क्व:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootक्व
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
गमिष्यामिshall I go?
गमिष्यामि:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootगम् (धातु)
FormLrt (simple future), 1, singular, Parasmaipada
कःwho?
कः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootक (प्रातिपदिक)
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
नुindeed / pray
नु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनु
अहम्I
अहम्:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
Formnominative, singular
किम्what?
किम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootकिम्
Formneuter, nominative/accusative, singular
इहhere
इह:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइह
आस्थितःstanding / remaining / situated
आस्थितः:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootआ-स्था (धातु) / आस्थित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
Formmasculine, nominative, singular, क्त (past passive participle)
कस्मात्from what? / why?
कस्मात्:
Apadana
TypePronoun
Rootकिम्
Formneuter, ablative, singular
किम्what?
किम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootकिम्
Formneuter, nominative/accusative, singular
अनुशोचेयम्should I lament?
अनुशोचेयम्:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootअनु-शुच् (धातु)
FormOptative (Vidhi-lin), 1, singular, Parasmaipada
इतिthus
इति:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइति
एवम्in this manner
एवम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएवम्
स्थापयेत्one should place/steady
स्थापयेत्:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootस्था (धातु) (णिच्: स्थापय-)
FormOptative (Vidhi-lin), 3, singular, Parasmaipada
मनःthe mind
मनः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootमनस्
Formneuter, accusative, singular
Speaker
जनक उवाच
Characters & Entities
J
JanakaVerse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes