Shloka 9

कौशिकस्य क्रोधविनिवृत्तिः — Kauśika’s Anger Checked by Householder Dharma

Devanagari script

त॑ ब्राह्मणो<ब्रवीत्‌ । कि हिंस्पनागसं मामिति,“यह देख ब्राह्मणने उनसे पूछा--“राजन्‌! मुझ निरपराधको आप क्‍यों मार रहे हैं!

Transliteration

taṁ brāhmaṇo 'bravīt | kiṁ hiṁsann āgasam māṁ iti |

Translation

வைசம்பாயனர் கூறினார்— அப்போது அந்தப் பிராமணன் கூறினான்— “அரசே! நான் குற்றமற்றவன்; என்னை ஏன் துன்புறுத்துகிறீர்?”

Word by Word

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• ब्राह्मणः: the Brahmin
• ब्राह्मणः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अब्रवीत्: said/spoke
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• किम्: what
• किम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: किम्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• हिंसन्: killing/striking (you), as you kill
• हिंसन्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: हिंस्
• Form: शतृ (present active participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अनागसम्: innocent, guiltless
• अनागसम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनागस्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• माम्: me
• माम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• इति: thus/quoting
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• brāhmaṇa
• rājā (king)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Violence or punishment must be grounded in proven wrongdoing; harming the innocent is adharma. The verse highlights the moral duty of rulers to act with न्याय (justice) rather than mere power.

What is happening in the narrative?

A brāhmaṇa addresses a king (or ruler-figure) who is attempting to harm him, and protests his innocence: “Why are you harming me, who has committed no offense?”