Shloka 4
Devanagari script
नहुष उवाच करवाणि प्रियं कि ते तन्मे ब्रूहि द्विजोत्तम । सर्व कर्तास्मि भगवन् यद्यपि स्यात् सुदुष्करम्
Transliteration
Nahuṣa uvāca: karavāṇi priyaṁ ki te tan me brūhi dvijottama | sarva-kartāsmi bhagavan yady api syāt suduṣkaram ||
Translation
నహుషుడు పలికెను—ద్విజోత్తమా! మీకు ప్రీతికరమైన ఏ సేవను నేను చేయుదును? అది నాకు చెప్పుము. భగవన్, అది అత్యంత దుర్ఘటమైనదైనా నేను సమస్తమును చేయుటకు సిద్ధుడను.
Word by Word
नहुषःNahusha
नहुषः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootनहुष
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
उवाचsaid
उवाच:
TypeVerb
Rootवच्
FormPerfect (Paroksha-bhuta), Third, Singular
करवाणिmay I do
करवाणि:
TypeVerb
Rootकृ
FormOptative (Vidhi-lin), First, Singular
प्रियम्what is pleasing / a favor
प्रियम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootप्रिय
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
किम्what?
किम्:
TypePronoun
Rootकिम्
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular
तेfor you / to you
ते:
Sampradana
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
FormDative, Singular
तत्that
तत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
मेto me / for me
मे:
Sampradana
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
FormDative/Genitive, Singular
ब्रूहिtell (me)
ब्रूहि:
TypeVerb
Rootब्रू
FormImperative (Lot), Second, Singular
द्विजोत्तमO best of the twice-born (brahmin)
द्विजोत्तम:
TypeNoun
Rootद्विज-उत्तम
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
सर्वम्everything
सर्वम्:
Karma
TypePronoun/Adjective
Rootसर्व
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
कर्तास्मिI am (ready to be) the doer / I will do
कर्तास्मि:
TypeVerb
Rootकृ
FormPresent (asmi) with agent-noun (karta), First, Singular
भगवन्O venerable one / O lord
भगवन्:
TypeNoun
Rootभगवत्
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
यदिif
यदि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयदि
अपिeven / also
अपि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि
स्यात्should be / were to be
स्यात्:
TypeVerb
Rootअस्
FormOptative (Vidhi-lin), Third, Singular
सुदुष्करम्very difficult
सुदुष्करम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootसु-दुष्कर
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular
Speaker
नहुष उवाच
Characters & Entities
न
नहुष (Nahuṣa)द
द्विजोत्तम (a Brahmin addressed as 'best of the twice-born')Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights a dharmic attitude of humility and readiness to serve the worthy: one should ask what is truly beneficial to the respected teacher/elder and commit to it even when the duty is difficult.
Nahuṣa addresses a revered Brahmin, asking what act would please him and declaring his willingness to carry out any instruction, even if it proves extremely hard.