Shloka 17
Śulka, Kanyā, and Dauhitra-Riktha: Discourse on Bride-Price and Inheritance Rights (शुल्क-कन्या-दौहित्र-रिक्थविचारः)
Devanagari script
स वने निर्जने तात ददर्श मिथुनं नृणाम् । चक्रवत् परिवर्तन्तं गृहीत्वा पाणिना करम्,तात! एक निर्जन वनमें आनेपर उन्होंने स्त्री-पुरुषके एक जोड़ेको देखा, जो एक- दूसरेका हाथ पकड़कर कुम्हारके चाकके समान घूम रहे थे
Transliteration
sa vane nirjane tāta dadarśa mithunaṁ nṛṇām | cakravat parivartantaṁ gṛhītvā pāṇinā karam ||
Translation
తాతా! ఆ నిర్జన వనంలో అతడు ఒక స్త్రీ-పురుష జంటను చూశాడు; వారు పరస్పరం చేతులు పట్టుకొని కుమ్మరి చక్రంలా తిరుగుతున్నారు.
Word by Word
सःhe
सः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
वनेin the forest
वने:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootवन
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
निर्जनेlonely, deserted
निर्जने:
Adhikarana
TypeAdjective
Rootनिर्जन
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
तातdear (son/father), O dear
तात:
TypeNoun
Rootतात
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
ददर्शsaw
ददर्श:
TypeVerb
Rootदृश्
FormPerfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
मिथुनम्a pair, couple
मिथुनम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootमिथुन
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
नृणाम्of men (humans)
नृणाम्:
TypeNoun
Rootनृ
FormMasculine, Genitive, Plural
चक्रवत्like a wheel
चक्रवत्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootचक्रवत्
परिवर्तन्तम्turning, revolving
परिवर्तन्तम्:
TypeVerb
Rootपरि-वृत्
FormPresent active participle (Śatṛ), Neuter, Accusative, Singular
गृहीत्वाhaving seized/held
गृहीत्वा:
TypeVerb
Rootग्रह्
FormAbsolutive (ktvā)
पाणिनाwith the hand
पाणिना:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootपाणि
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
करम्hand
करम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootकर
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Characters & Entities
B
BhīṣmaT
tāta (addressed listener)V
vana (forest)M
mithuna (human couple)C
cakra (wheel; potter’s wheel simile)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes