Shloka 18

वसिष्ठ-प्रशंसा

Vasiṣṭha as Purohita: Ascetic Mastery and Royal Counsel

Devanagari script

प्रापयिष्याम्यहं तस्मा अन्नमेतद्‌ दुरात्मने । मन्निमित्तं भयं चापि न कार्यमिति चाब्रवीत्‌,“ब्रह्म! आज मैं स्वयं ही उस दुरात्मा राक्षसके लिये भोजन ले जाऊँगा।' उन्होंने यह भी बताया कि “आपको मेरे लिये भय नहीं करना चाहिये”

Transliteration

vaiśampāyana uvāca | prāpayiṣyāmy ahaṃ tasmā annam etad durātmane | man-nimittaṃ bhayaṃ cāpi na kāryam iti cābravīt ||

Translation

เขากล่าวว่า “ข้าจะนำอาหารนี้ไปให้เจ้าผู้ชั่วร้ายนั้นด้วยตนเอง และพวกเจ้ามิจำต้องหวาดหวั่นเพราะข้า”

Word by Word

• प्रापयिष्यामि: I will deliver / take (to someone)
• प्रापयिष्यामि: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-आप् (आप् धातु, णिच्)
• Form: लृट् (simple future), 1, singular, परस्मैपद, णिच् (causative)

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अहम्
• Form: common, nominative, singular

• तस्मै: to him
• तस्मै: Sampradana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: masculine/neuter, dative, singular

• अन्नम्: food
• अन्नम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्न
• Form: neuter, accusative, singular

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद्
• Form: neuter, accusative, singular

• दुरात्मने: to the wicked one
• दुरात्मने: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुरात्मन्
• Form: masculine, dative, singular

• मत्-निमित्तम्: because of me / on my account
• मत्-निमित्तम्: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: निमित्त
• Form: neuter, accusative, singular

• भयम्: fear
• भयम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: भय
• Form: neuter, accusative, singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• अपि: also / even
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• कार्यम्: ought to be done / necessary
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कार्य
• Form: neuter, nominative, singular, कृ + यत् (gerundive: 'to be done/ought to be')

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

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• अब्रवीत्: said / spoke
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू
• Form: लङ् (imperfect), 3, singular, परस्मैपद

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• durātmā (a wicked being, likely a rākṣasa in context)
• annam (food/meal)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

One should take responsibility upon oneself to protect others from fear and harm, acting with courage and steadiness even when confronting a wicked adversary.

What is happening in the narrative?

The speaker states that he will personally deliver the food to a wicked being (implied to be a rākṣasa in the surrounding story) and reassures others that they should not fear for his sake.