Shloka 20

Devanagari script

एष तत्रैव गच्छामि यत्र तिष्ठत्यसौ द्विज: । सर्वथा चोक्तवान्‌ वाक्‍्यं स कृतार्थ: प्रयास्यति

Transliteration

eṣa tatraiva gacchāmi yatra tiṣṭhaty asau dvijaḥ | sarvathā coktavān vākyaṃ sa kṛtārthaḥ prayāsyati ||

Translation

Nāga nói: “Ta sẽ lập tức đến đúng nơi vị Bà-la-môn ấy đang đứng. Dù người đã nói điều gì, ta cũng sẽ thi hành trọn vẹn, để người rời khỏi đây với mục đích hoàn toàn viên mãn.”

Word by Word

• एषः: this (I)
• एषः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र

• एव: indeed/just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• गच्छामि: I go
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम्
• Form: Present (Lat), First, Singular, Parasmaipada

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र

• तिष्ठति: stands/remains
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था
• Form: Present (Lat), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• असौ: that (yonder) one
• असौ: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: असद्/अदस्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• द्विजः: brahmin (twice-born)
• द्विजः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सर्वथा: in every way/entirely
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्वथा

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

• उक्तवान्: having said/one who has said
• उक्तवान्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Past active participle (क्तवत्), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• वाक्यम्: word/speech
• वाक्यम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाक्य
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• कृतार्थः: fulfilled/successful (having achieved the purpose)
• कृतार्थः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृतार्थ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• प्रयास्यति: will depart/go forth
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-या
• Form: Simple Future (Lृट), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

नाग उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Nāga (speaker)
• dvija (Brahmin)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse emphasizes ethical resolve: honoring a righteous person’s instruction and acting decisively so that the other’s purpose is fulfilled—an expression of dharma through obedience, integrity, and respect.

What is happening in the narrative?

The Nāga declares that he will immediately go to where the Brahmin is present and will carry out the Brahmin’s stated instruction completely, ensuring that the Brahmin can leave satisfied and successful.