Shloka 20
Gārhasthya-Śreṣṭhatā and Kṣatriya-Daṇḍadhāraṇa
Householder Primacy and the Royal Duty of Punishment
Devanagari script
तत:ः कदाचिल्लिखित: शंखस्याश्रममागत: । यद्च्छयाथ शंखो<पि निष्क्रान्तो5$भवदाश्रमात्
Transliteration
tataḥ kadācillikhitaḥ śaṅkasyāśramam āgataḥ | yadṛcchayātha śaṅkopy niṣkrānto 'bhavad āśramāt ||
Translation
后来有一次，利奇塔来到商迦的住林。恰在那时，商迦也正从住林中走出。
Word by Word
ततःthen, thereafter
ततः:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootततः (तद्-प्रातिपदिकात् अव्यय)
Formअव्यय
कदाचित्once, at some time
कदाचित्:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootकदाचित्
Formअव्यय
लिखितःLikhita (a person named Likhita)
लिखितः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootलिखित (√लिख्)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन
शंखस्यof Śaṅkha
शंखस्य:
Sambandha
TypeNoun
Rootशंख
Formपुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन
आश्रमम्hermitage
आश्रमम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootआश्रम
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन
आगतःcame, arrived
आगतः:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootआगत (आ-√गम्)
Formभूतकालिक क्त-प्रत्ययान्त, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (कर्तरि प्रयोगः)
यदृच्छयाby chance, accidentally
यदृच्छया:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootयदृच्छा
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन
अथthen, and then
अथ:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअथ
Formअव्यय
शंखःŚaṅkha
शंखः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootशंख
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन
अपिalso, even
अपि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि
Formअव्यय
निष्क्रान्तःwent out, came forth
निष्क्रान्तः:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootनिष्क्रान्त (निस्-√क्रम्)
Formभूतकालिक क्त-प्रत्ययान्त, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (कर्तरि प्रयोगः)
अभवत्was, happened
अभवत्:
TypeVerb
Root√भू
Formलङ् (अनद्यतनभूत), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन
आश्रमात्from the hermitage
आश्रमात्:
Apadana
TypeNoun
Rootआश्रम
Formपुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी, एकवचन
Speaker
व्यास उवाच
Characters & Entities
V
VyasaL
LikhitaS
ShankhaA
ashrama (hermitage)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse initiates a dharma-episode: a chance meeting in an ascetic setting becomes the basis for discussing ethical responsibility and proper conduct, showing how moral inquiry often arises from everyday circumstances.
Vyāsa narrates that Likhita arrives at Śaṅkha’s hermitage, and coincidentally Śaṅkha emerges from the hermitage at that moment—setting up their ensuing interaction.