Shloka 6

Devanagari script

कृपणाश्रुपरिक्लेदो दहेन्मां शाश्वती: समा: । तेभ्यो5हं बलवद्‌ भीता शरणं त्वामुपागता

Transliteration

kṛpaṇāśruparikledo dahen māṃ śāśvatīḥ samāḥ | tebhyo 'haṃ balavad bhītā śaraṇaṃ tvām upāgatā ||

Translation

那罗陀说道：“苦难之人的泪水所带来的湿润——流下并浸透他们的面颊与胸膛——将使我在无尽岁月中如被火灼。因惧此果报，我前来投奔于你，求得庇护。”

Word by Word

• कृपणाश्रुपरिक्लेदः: the wetting/soaking by the tears of the wretched
• कृपणाश्रुपरिक्लेदः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृपण- + अश्रु- + परिक्लेद-
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• दहेत्: would burn / might burn
• Type: Verb
• Root: दह्
• Form: Optative (Vidhi-lin), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• माम्: me
• माम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: —, Accusative, Singular

• शाश्वतीः: eternal, lasting
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शाश्वत
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Plural

• समाः: years
• समाः: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सम
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Plural

• तेभ्यः: from them
• तेभ्यः: Apadana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: —, Ablative, Plural

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: —, Nominative, Singular

• बलवत्: strongly, greatly
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: बलवत्

• भीता: afraid
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भी (धातु) → भीत (क्त)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• शरणम्: refuge
• शरणम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: शरण
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• त्वाम्: you
• त्वाम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: —, Accusative, Singular

• उपागता: having come / having approached
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप-आ-गम् (धातु) → उपागत (क्त)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular, — (past participle used predicatively)

Speaker

नारद उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Nārada

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Harm done to the helpless has enduring moral consequences: the suffering of the vulnerable (symbolized by their tears) becomes a lasting source of torment for the wrongdoer. Therefore one should practice compassion and seek protection in dharma rather than exploit the weak.

What is happening in the narrative?

Nārada, speaking to an addressed protector/authority, expresses intense fear of the karmic and ethical fallout arising from the tears of afflicted people. Because of that fear, Nārada declares having approached the listener for refuge and guidance.