Shloka 14

Indra–Mataṅga Saṃvāda: On the rarity and responsibilities of Brāhmaṇya (इन्द्र-मतङ्ग संवादः)

Devanagari script

एतत्‌ श्रुत्वा मतड़स्तु दारुणं रासभीवच: । अवतीर्य रथात्‌ तूर्ण रासभीं प्रत्यभाषत,गधीका यह दारुण वचन सुनकर मतंग तुरंत रथसे उतर पड़ा और गधीसे इस प्रकार बोला--

Transliteration

etat śrutvā mataṅgas tu dāruṇaṃ rāsabhīvacaḥ | avatīrya rathāt tūrṇaṃ rāsabhīṃ pratyabhāṣata ||

Translation

Bhīṣma nói: “Nghe những lời cay nghiệt do con lừa cái thốt ra, Mataṅga lập tức bước xuống khỏi chiến xa, vội vã tiến đến và đáp lời con lừa cái như sau—”

Word by Word

• एतत्: this (statement/thing)
• एतत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral), Non-finite

• मतङ्गः: Matanga
• मतङ्गः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: मतङ्ग
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तु: but/indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• दारुणम्: harsh/terrible
• दारुणम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दारुण
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• रासभी-वचः: the she-ass's words/speech
• रासभी-वचः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: रासभी + वचस्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• अवतीर्य: having descended
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव-तॄ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा/ल्यप् (absolutive; -य form), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral), Non-finite

• रथात्: from the chariot
• रथात्: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: रथ
• Form: Masculine, Ablative, Singular

• तूर्णम्: quickly
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तूर्ण

• रासभीम्: the she-ass
• रासभीम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: रासभी
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• प्रति: towards/to
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रति

• अभाषत: spoke
• Type: Verb
• Root: भाष् (धातु)
• Form: Imperfect (लङ्), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• Mataṅga
• rāsabhī (she-donkey)
• ratha (chariot)