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Shloka 4

Cyavana’s Yogic Display and Kuśika’s Recognition of Tapas (च्यवन-योगप्रभावः कुशिकस्य तपःप्रशंसा च)

नहुष उवाच करवाणि प्रियं कि ते तन्‍मे ब्रूहि द्विजोत्तम । सर्व कर्तास्मि भगवन्‌ यद्यपि स्यात्‌ सुदुष्करम्‌

Nahuṣa uvāca: karavāṇi priyaṁ ki te tan me brūhi dvijottama | sarva-kartāsmi bhagavan yady api syāt suduṣkaram ||

نہوش نے کہا—اے بہترینِ دو بار جنم لینے والے! بتائیے میں آپ کی کون سی پسندیدہ خدمت انجام دوں؟ اے بزرگ! میں ہر کام کے لیے تیار ہوں، چاہے وہ نہایت دشوار ہی کیوں نہ ہو۔

नहुषःNahusha
नहुषः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootनहुष
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
उवाचsaid
उवाच:
TypeVerb
Rootवच्
FormPerfect (Paroksha-bhuta), Third, Singular
करवाणिmay I do
करवाणि:
TypeVerb
Rootकृ
FormOptative (Vidhi-lin), First, Singular
प्रियम्what is pleasing / a favor
प्रियम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootप्रिय
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
किम्what?
किम्:
TypePronoun
Rootकिम्
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular
तेfor you / to you
ते:
Sampradana
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
FormDative, Singular
तत्that
तत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
मेto me / for me
मे:
Sampradana
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
FormDative/Genitive, Singular
ब्रूहिtell (me)
ब्रूहि:
TypeVerb
Rootब्रू
FormImperative (Lot), Second, Singular
द्विजोत्तमO best of the twice-born (brahmin)
द्विजोत्तम:
TypeNoun
Rootद्विज-उत्तम
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
सर्वम्everything
सर्वम्:
Karma
TypePronoun/Adjective
Rootसर्व
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
कर्तास्मिI am (ready to be) the doer / I will do
कर्तास्मि:
TypeVerb
Rootकृ
FormPresent (asmi) with agent-noun (karta), First, Singular
भगवन्O venerable one / O lord
भगवन्:
TypeNoun
Rootभगवत्
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
यदिif
यदि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयदि
अपिeven / also
अपि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि
स्यात्should be / were to be
स्यात्:
TypeVerb
Rootअस्
FormOptative (Vidhi-lin), Third, Singular
सुदुष्करम्very difficult
सुदुष्करम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootसु-दुष्कर
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

नहुष उवाच

नहुष (Nahuṣa)
द्विजोत्तम (a Brahmin addressed as 'best of the twice-born')

Educational Q&A

The verse highlights a dharmic attitude of humility and readiness to serve the worthy: one should ask what is truly beneficial to the respected teacher/elder and commit to it even when the duty is difficult.

Nahuṣa addresses a revered Brahmin, asking what act would please him and declaring his willingness to carry out any instruction, even if it proves extremely hard.