Shloka 8

Devanagari script

स यदा भक्षितस्तेन श्येनेनाखु: पतत्त्रिणा । तदाहं तमनुज्ञाप्य प्रत्युपायां पुनर्ग.हम्‌,जब उस पफक्षिप्रवर बाजने चूहेको खा लिया, तब मैं उसकी आज्ञा लेकर पुन: घर लौट आयी

Transliteration

sa yadā bhakṣitas tena śyenena ākhuḥ patattriṇā | tadāhaṃ tam anu-jñāpya pratyupāyāṃ punar gṛham ||

Translation

పక్షుల్లో శ్రేష్ఠుడైన ఆ శ్యేనుడు ఆ ఎలుకను భక్షించినప్పుడు, నేను అతని అనుమతి తీసుకొని మళ్లీ ఇంటికి తిరిగివచ్చాను.

Word by Word

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• यदा: when
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदा

• भक्षितः: eaten/devoured
• Type: Verb
• Root: भक्ष्
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular, Passive (participial)

• तेन: by him/that
• तेन: Karana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• श्येनेन: by the hawk
• श्येनेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्येन
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• आखुः: the mouse/rat
• आखुः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: आखु
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• पतत्त्रिणा: by the bird (winged one)
• पतत्त्रिणा: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पतत्त्रिन्
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• तदा: then
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: —, Nominative, Singular

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

• अनुज्ञाप्य: having asked/obtained permission
• Type: Verb
• Root: अनुज्ञा
• Form: ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada usage (gerundial), —, —, —

• प्रत्युपायाम्: return (journey) back
• प्रत्युपायाम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रत्युपाय
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• पुनः: again
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः

• गृहम्: home
• गृहम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: गृह
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• आगमम्: I returned/came
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + गम्
• Form: Imperfect (लङ्), 1st, Singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• śyena (hawk)
• ākhu (mouse)
• gṛha (home)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores acceptance of inevitable outcomes and the ethical response of restraint and propriety—taking leave and returning without agitation—highlighting impermanence and non-attachment.

What is happening in the narrative?

A mouse is devoured by a hawk; after this event, the narrator (speaking in the first person within the reported story) takes permission from the relevant party and returns home.