Shloka 17

Śaraṇāgatapālana—Prastāvanā

Protection of the Refuge-Seeker: Opening of the Kapota Narrative

Devanagari script

अज्जलिं शपथं सान्त्व॑ प्रणम्य शिरसा वदेत्‌ । अश्रुप्रमार्जनं चैव कर्तव्यं भूतिमिच्छता

Translation

欲求王权与富贵之君，当知审时度势：在敌人面前合掌致敬，立誓起誓，以甘言抚慰，并俯首于其足下而陈辞。不止如此，若求兴盛，还当以坚忍相劝，甚至为其拭泪，使其心安。

Word by Word

• अञ्जलिम्: joined hands (añjali)
• अञ्जलिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अञ्जलि
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• शपथम्: oath
• शपथम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: शपथ
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• सान्त्वम्: conciliation, reassurance
• सान्त्वम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सान्त्व
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• प्रणम्य: having bowed down
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-नम्
• Form: ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage), indeclinable

• शिरसा: with the head
• शिरसा: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिरस्
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• वदेत्: should speak
• Type: Verb
• Root: वद्
• Form: Vidhi-linga (optative), injunctive/optative sense, 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• अश्रु-प्रमार्जनम्: wiping away of tears
• Type: Noun
• Root: अश्रु-प्रमार्जन
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

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

• एव: indeed, also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• कर्तव्यम्: is to be done / should be done
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ
• Form: तव्यत् (gerundive), Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• भूतिम्: prosperity, success
• भूतिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूति
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• इच्छता: by (one) desiring
• इच्छता: Karana
• Type: Verb
• Root: इष्
• Form: शतृ (present active participle), Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

Speaker

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