Shloka 135

आपद्धर्मनिर्णयः — विश्वामित्र-श्वपचसंवादः

Apaddharma Determination: Dialogue of Viśvāmitra and the Śvapaca

Devanagari script

एवमुक्त: परां शान्तिं माजरिण स मूषिक: । उवाच परमन्त्रज्ञ: श्लक्षणमात्महितं वच:,बिलावकी ऐसी परम शान्तिपूर्ण बातें सुनकर उत्तम मन्त्रणाके ज्ञाता चूहेने मधुर वाणीमें अपने लिये हितकर वचन कहा--

Transliteration

evam uktaḥ parāṃ śāntiṃ mārjāriṇā sa mūṣikaḥ | uvāca paramantrajñaḥ ślakṣṇam ātmahitaṃ vacaḥ ||

Translation

毗湿摩说道：那母猫以至为安宁的言辞如此相告，善于权谋的老鼠便以柔和的语调作答，说出它自以为有利于自身安危的话。

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम्

• उक्तः: having been spoken to / addressed
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular, क्त (past passive participle)

• पराम्: supreme
• पराम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परा
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• शान्तिम्: peace
• शान्तिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: शान्ति
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• मार्जारिणा: by the cat (cat-like one)
• मार्जारिणा: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: मार्जारिन्
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

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

• मूषिकः: mouse
• मूषिकः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूषिक
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• उवाच: said
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• परमन्त्रज्ञः: knower of others' counsel/intentions
• परमन्त्रज्ञः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परमन्त्रज्ञ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• श्लक्ष्णम्: gentle, smooth
• श्लक्ष्णम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्लक्ष्ण
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• आत्महितम्: beneficial to oneself
• आत्महितम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आत्महित
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• वचः: speech, words
• वचः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचस्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhishma
• mouse (mūṣika)
• she-cat (mārjārī)