Shloka 17

Śaraṇāgatapālana—Prastāvanā

Protection of the Refuge-Seeker: Opening of the Kapota Narrative

Devanagari script

अज्जलिं शपथं सान्त्व॑ प्रणम्य शिरसा वदेत्‌ । अश्रुप्रमार्जनं चैव कर्तव्यं भूतिमिच्छता

Translation

Ang haring naghahangad ng kapangyarihan at kasaganaan ay dapat marunong tumingin sa pagkakataon: sa harap ng kaaway, magtanganang nakapulupot, manumpa, magbigay ng pang-aliw na pangako, at magsalita nang nakayuko ang ulo sa paanan niya. At hindi lamang iyon—dapat pa niyang palakasin ang loob nito at punasan ang mga luha, kung ninanais ang pag-unlad at tagumpay.

Word by Word

• अञ्जलिम्: joined hands (añjali)
• अञ्जलिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अञ्जलि
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• शपथम्: oath
• शपथम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: शपथ
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• सान्त्वम्: conciliation, reassurance
• सान्त्वम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सान्त्व
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• प्रणम्य: having bowed down
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-नम्
• Form: ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage), indeclinable

• शिरसा: with the head
• शिरसा: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिरस्
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• वदेत्: should speak
• Type: Verb
• Root: वद्
• Form: Vidhi-linga (optative), injunctive/optative sense, 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• अश्रु-प्रमार्जनम्: wiping away of tears
• Type: Noun
• Root: अश्रु-प्रमार्जन
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

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

• एव: indeed, also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• कर्तव्यम्: is to be done / should be done
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ
• Form: तव्यत् (gerundive), Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• भूतिम्: prosperity, success
• भूतिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूति
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• इच्छता: by (one) desiring
• इच्छता: Karana
• Type: Verb
• Root: इष्
• Form: शतृ (present active participle), Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

Speaker

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