Shloka 39
कण्वोपदेशः—नश्वरबलविवेकः तथा मातलिगुणकेश्याः आख्यानारम्भः
Kaṇva’s Counsel on Impermanent Power; Opening of the Mātali–Guṇakeśī Narrative
Devanagari script
ततो राजा तयो: पादावभिवाद्य महात्मनो: । प्रत्याजगाम स्वपुरं धर्म चैवाचरद् भूशम्,तदनन्तर राजा दम्भोद्भधव उन दोनों महात्माओंके चरणोंमें प्रणाम करके अपनी राजधानीमें लौट आये और विशेषरूपसे धर्मका आचरण करने लगे
Transliteration
tato rājā tayoḥ pādāv abhivādya mahātmanoḥ | pratyājagāma svapuraṃ dharmaṃ caivācarad bhūśam ||
Translation
ततो राजा तयोः पादावभिवाद्य महात्मनोः। प्रत्याजगाम स्वपुरं धर्मं चैवाचरद् भूशम्॥
Word by Word
ततःthen, thereafter
ततः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootततः
राजाthe king
राजा:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootराजन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
तयोःof those two
तयोः:
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Genitive, Dual
पादौfeet
पादौ:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपाद
FormMasculine, Accusative, Dual
अभिवाद्यhaving saluted
अभिवाद्य:
TypeVerb
Rootअभि + वद्
Formल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage)
महात्मनोःof the two great-souled ones
महात्मनोः:
TypeNoun
Rootमहात्मन्
FormMasculine, Genitive, Dual
प्रत्याजगामreturned
प्रत्याजगाम:
TypeVerb
Rootप्रति + आ + गम्
FormPerfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
स्वपुरम्his own city
स्वपुरम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootस्वपुर
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
धर्मम्dharma, righteousness
धर्मम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootधर्म
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
एवindeed, just
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
आचरद्practised, observed
आचरद्:
TypeVerb
Rootआ + चर्
FormImperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
भूशम्abundantly, greatly
भूशम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootभूशम्
Speaker
राम उवाच
Characters & Entities
R
rājā (the king)M
mahātmānau (two great-souled persons)S
svapura (his own capital/city)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes