Shloka 24
Cavana’s Tests of Kuśika and the Queen (अध्याय ५३: च्यवन–कुशिक-परिक्षा)
Devanagari script
निषादा ऊचु. अज्ञानाद् यत् कृतं पापं प्रसाद तत्र नः कुरु । करवाम प्रियं कि ते तन्नो ब्रूहि महामुने
Translation
尼沙陀人说道：“大牟尼啊！我们因无知而造下罪业，愿你赐予宽恕，垂怜并悦纳我们。也请告知：我们当为你做何事，方能称你心意？”
Word by Word
निषादाःthe Niṣādas
निषादाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootनिषाद
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
ऊचुःsaid
ऊचुः:
TypeVerb
Rootवच्
FormPerfect, Third, Plural
अज्ञानात्out of ignorance
अज्ञानात्:
Apadana
TypeNoun
Rootअज्ञान
FormNeuter, Ablative, Singular
यत्which
यत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
कृतम्done/committed
कृतम्:
TypeVerb
Rootकृ
FormPast Passive Participle, Neuter, Accusative, Singular
पापम्sin
पापम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपाप
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
प्रसादO gracious one / O (one who shows) favor
प्रसाद:
TypeNoun
Rootप्रसाद
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
तत्रtherein / in that matter
तत्र:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतत्र
नःof us / our
नः:
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
FormGenitive, Plural
कुरुdo / grant
कुरु:
TypeVerb
Rootकृ
FormImperative, Second, Singular
करवामmay we two do
करवाम:
TypeVerb
Rootकृ
FormOptative, First, Dual
प्रियम्pleasing (thing)
प्रियम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootप्रिय
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
किम्what?
किम्:
TypePronoun
Rootकिम्
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
तेfor you / to you
ते:
Sampradana
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
FormDative, Singular
तत्that
तत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
नःto us
नः:
Sampradana
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
FormDative, Plural
ब्रूहिtell
ब्रूहि:
TypeVerb
Rootब्रू
FormImperative, Second, Singular
महामुनेO great sage
महामुने:
TypeNoun
Rootमहामुनि
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes