Shloka 19

Cyavana Explains His Tests; Kuśika Seeks Brāhmaṇya for His Line (च्यवन–कुशिक संवादः)

Devanagari script

एवमुक्ते ततो वाक्ये च्यवनो भार्गवस्तदा । कुशिकं प्रत्युवाचेद॑ मुदा परमया युत:

Transliteration

evam ukte tato vākye cyavano bhārgavas tadā | kuśikaṁ pratyuvāceda mudā paramayā yutaḥ ||

Translation

ครั้นเมื่อถ้อยคำนั้นได้กล่าวแล้ว ฉยวะนะผู้สืบสายภฤคุ ก็เปี่ยมด้วยปีติยินดีอย่างยิ่งในขณะนั้น และกล่าวตอบกุศิกะ

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम्

• उक्ते: when (it was) said / after being spoken
• उक्ते: Adhikarana
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: past passive participle (क्त), neuter, locative, singular

• ततः: then, thereafter
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः

• वाक्ये: in the statement/words
• वाक्ये: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाक्य
• Form: neuter, locative, singular

• च्यवनः: Cyavana
• च्यवनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: च्यवन
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• भार्गवः: the Bhārgava (descendant of Bhṛgu)
• भार्गवः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भार्गव
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• तदा: at that time
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा

• कुशिकम्: Kuśika (to/at Kuśika as the addressed one)
• कुशिकम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुशिक
• Form: masculine, accusative, singular

• प्रत्युवाचेत्: replied / spoke in return
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: vidhi-lin (optative), optative, 3rd, singular, parasmaipada

• मुदा: with joy
• मुदा: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुद्
• Form: feminine, instrumental, singular

• परमया: supreme, great
• परमया: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम
• Form: feminine, instrumental, singular

• युतः: endowed (with), joined
• Type: Verb
• Root: युज्
• Form: past passive participle (क्त), masculine, nominative, singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhishma
• Cyavana
• Bhargava (lineage of Bhrigu)
• Kushika