Shloka 9

Strī-satkāra (On honoring women) — Mahābhārata 13.46

Devanagari script

ते त्वां हर्षस्मितं दृष्टवा गुरो: कर्मानिवेदकम्‌ । स्मारयन्तस्तथा प्राहुस्ते यथा श्रुतवान्‌ भवान्‌

Transliteration

te tvāṁ harṣasmitaṁ dṛṣṭvā guroḥ karmānivedakam | smārayantas tathā prāhus te yathā śrutavān bhavān ||

Translation

Nang makita kang nakangiting puno ng pagmamataas at hindi isinasaysay sa guro ang iyong kasalanang gawa, sinabi sa iyo ng mga lalaking iyon ang gayong mga salita—ipinaaalala ang sarili mong ginawa—gaya ng narinig mo mismo. Ipinahihiwatig ng taludtod na ang kasalanang itinago, kapag sinabayan ng kayabangan, ay humihila ng hayagang pagsaway at paggunita sa pananagutang moral.

Word by Word

• ते: they (those men)
• ते: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• त्वाम्: you
• त्वाम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: Accusative, Singular

• हर्षस्मितम्: smiling with joy
• हर्षस्मितम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हर्षस्मित
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश्
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral here)

• गुरोः: of the teacher
• गुरोः: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुरु
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• कर्म: deed, act
• कर्म: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्मन्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• अनिवेदकम्: not reporting / not disclosing
• अनिवेदकम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनिवेदक
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• स्मारयन्तः: reminding (you)
• स्मारयन्तः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्मारयत्
• Form: शतृ (present active participle), Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• तथा: thus, in that manner
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• प्राहुः: they said
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + अह्
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), Third, Plural, Parasmaipada

• ते: they
• ते: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• यथा: as, in the way that
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा

• श्रुतवान्: having heard
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु
• Form: क्तवतु (past active participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• भवान्: you (honorific)
• भवान्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: भवत्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

विपुल उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vipula
• guru (teacher/preceptor)
• te (those men/people)