Shloka 12
Śiśupāla-vākya: Bhīṣma-nindā and the ‘Haṃsa’ Exemplum (शिशुपालवाक्यम् — भीष्मनिन्दा, हंसदृष्टान्तः)
Devanagari script
ज्ञानवृद्धा मया राजन् बहव: पर्युपासिता: । तेषां कथयतां शौरेरहं गुणवतो गुणान्
Transliteration
jñānavṛddhā mayā rājan bahavaḥ paryupāsitāḥ | teṣāṃ kathayatāṃ śaurer ahaṃ guṇavato guṇān
Translation
ภีษมะกล่าวว่า “ข้าแต่พระราชา ข้าพเจ้าได้ปรนนิบัติรับใช้บรรดาผู้เฒ่าผู้แก่ผู้เปี่ยมด้วยปัญญามาเนิ่นนาน จากคำบอกเล่าของท่านเหล่านั้น ข้าพเจ้าได้สดับและเข้าใจคุณความดีของศาวรี ว่าผู้มีคุณแท้ย่อมเป็นที่รู้จักด้วยคุณลักษณะของตน”
Word by Word
ज्ञानवृद्धाःgrown in knowledge, learned
ज्ञानवृद्धाः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootज्ञानवृद्ध
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
मयाby me
मया:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootअस्मद्
Form—, Instrumental, Singular
राजन्O king
राजन्:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootराजन्
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
बहवःmany
बहवः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootबहु
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
पर्युपासिताःserved, attended upon
पर्युपासिताः:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootपरि-उप-आस्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural, क्त (past passive participle)
तेषाम्of them
तेषाम्:
Adhikarana
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Genitive, Plural
कथयताम्while they were narrating / of those narrating
कथयताम्:
Adhikarana
TypeVerb
Rootकथय्
FormMasculine, Genitive, Plural, शतृ (present active participle)
शौरेःof Śauri (Krishna)
शौरेः:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootशौरि
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
अहम्I
अहम्:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
Form—, Nominative, Singular
गुणवतःof the virtuous/possessing qualities
गुणवतः:
Adhikarana
TypeAdjective
Rootगुणवत्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular
गुणान्qualities, virtues
गुणान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootगुण
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Characters & Entities
B
BhīṣmaR
rājan (the King)Ś
Śauri (Kṛṣṇa)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes