Shloka 26

Ādi Parva, Adhyāya 47 — Janamejaya’s Sarpa-satra: Vow, Preparation, and the Onset of the Serpent Offering

Devanagari script

अस्तं गन्तुं यथाकालमिति मे हृदि वर्तते । न चाप्यवमतस्येह वासो रोचेत कस्यचित्‌

Transliteration

astaṃ gantuṃ yathākālam iti me hṛdi vartate | na cāpy avamatasyeha vāso roceta kasyacit ||

Translation

“సమయానుసారం నేను వెళ్లిపోవాలని నా హృదయంలో స్థిరమైంది. అవమానింపబడిన చోట ఉండటం ఎవరికీ ఇష్టమయ్యేది కాదు.”

Word by Word

• अस्तम्: to the setting (west); to set
• अस्तम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अस्तम्
• Form: Avyaya (directional adverb)

• गन्तुम्: to go
• गन्तुम्: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम्
• Form: Infinitive (tumun)

• यथाकालम्: at the proper time
• यथाकालम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा + काल
• Form: Avyaya

• इति: "thus" (marking the thought/quote)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति
• Form: Avyaya (quotative)

• मे: of me; my
• मे: Sambandha
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: Genitive, singular

• हृदि: in (my) heart
• हृदि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: हृद्
• Form: Neuter, locative, singular

• वर्तते: is present; occurs; remains
• Type: Verb
• Root: वृत्
• Form: Present tense, 3rd person, singular, Ātmanepada

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न
• Form: Negation

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च
• Form: Conjunction

• अपि: even; also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि
• Form: Particle

• अवमतस्य: of one who is despised/insulted
• अवमतस्य: Sambandha
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अवमत
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, genitive, singular

• इह: here
• इह: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह
• Form: Avyaya (deictic)

• वासः: dwelling; residence; staying
• वासः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वास
• Form: Neuter, nominative, singular

• रोचेत: would please; would be agreeable
• Type: Verb
• Root: रुच्
• Form: Optative (vidhi-liṅ), 3rd person, singular, Parasmaipada

• कस्यचित्: of anyone
• कस्यचित्: Sambandha
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: क
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, genitive, singular (indefinite)

Speaker

तक्षक उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Takṣaka

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

One should act with a sense of proper timing and should not choose to remain where one is dishonored; self-respect and prudent withdrawal are presented as ethically appropriate.

What is happening in the narrative?

Takṣaka expresses an inner resolve to depart at the right moment, adding that staying in a place where he is treated with contempt would not be agreeable to anyone.