Shloka 9
Śukasya Janma-yoga-phalaṁ — Vyāsasya Tapasā Putrārthaḥ (Śānti-parva 310)
Devanagari script
न तवाविदितं किंचिन्मां तु जिज्ञासते भवान् । पृष्टेन चापि वक्तव्यमेष धर्म: सनातन:,यद्यपि तुमसे कोई भी विषय अज्ञात नहीं है, फिर भी मुझसे पूछते हो तो कहना ही पड़ता है; क्योंकि किसीके पूछनेपर जानकार मनुष्यको उसके प्रश्नका उत्तर देना ही चाहिये। यही सनातन धर्म है
Translation
Sinabi ni Yājñavalkya: “Wala namang bagay na hindi mo nalalaman, ngunit nagtatanong ka pa rin sa akin. At kapag may nagtanong, ang taong may kaalaman ay nararapat sumagot—iyan ang walang hanggang Dharma.”
Word by Word
नnot
न:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
तवof you/your
तव:
TypeNoun
Rootत्वद्
Form—, Genitive, Singular
अविदितम्unknown
अविदितम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootअविदित
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
किञ्चित्anything
किञ्चित्:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootकिञ्चित्
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
माम्me
माम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
Form—, Accusative, Singular
तुbut/however
तु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु
जिज्ञासतेwishes to know/inquires
जिज्ञासते:
TypeVerb
Rootज्ञा
FormPresent, 3rd, Singular, Atmanepada
भवान्you (honorific)
भवान्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootभवत्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
पृष्टेनby (your) asking / when asked
पृष्टेन:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootपृष्ट
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
अपिalso/even
अपि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि
वक्तव्यम्must be spoken/should be said
वक्तव्यम्:
TypeVerb
Rootवच्
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular, Gerundive (tavya), impersonal obligation
एषःthis
एषः:
TypePronoun
Rootएतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
धर्मःdharma/duty
धर्मः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootधर्म
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
सनातनःeternal
सनातनः:
TypeAdjective
Rootसनातन
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
Speaker
याज़्ञवल्क्य उवाच
Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes