Shloka 29

कपिलगोसंवादे गृहस्थ-त्यागधर्मयोः प्रमाण्यविचारः

Kapila–Cow Dialogue: Authority of Householder and Renunciant Dharmas

Devanagari script

ततस्तु कालसमये बभूवुस्ते5थ पक्षिण: । बुबुधे तांस्तु स मुनिर्जातपक्षान्‌ कुलिड्रकान्‌

Transliteration

tatastu kālasamaye babhūvus te ’tha pakṣiṇaḥ | bubudhe tāṁs tu sa munir jātapakṣān kuliḍrakān ||

Translation

随后，时机成熟之际，那些鸟儿长出了翅膀。仙人察觉到，幼小的鸠利陀罗迦鸟已生羽翼，表明守护与等待已顺应时节而圆满。

Word by Word

• ततः: then, thereafter
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः

• तु: but, indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• कालसमये: at the proper time/season
• कालसमये: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: कालसमय
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• बभूवुः: became, came to be
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू
• Form: Perfect (Paroksha), 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada

• ते: they (those)
• ते: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• अथ: then, next
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ

• पक्षिणः: birds
• पक्षिणः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पक्षिन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• बुबुधे: came to know, realized
• Type: Verb
• Root: बुध्
• Form: Perfect (Paroksha), 3rd, Singular, Atmanepada

• तान्: them
• तान्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• तु: indeed, and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

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

• मुनिः: sage
• मुनिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• जातपक्षान्: having grown wings (winged)
• जातपक्षान्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जातपक्ष
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• कुलिड्रकान्: young birds/chicks (kulidrakas)
• कुलिड्रकान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुलिड्रक
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhishma
• muni (sage)
• pakṣiṇaḥ (birds)
• kuliḍraka (a bird species)
• kāla (time)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

One should act in alignment with kāla (the right time): protect and nurture until maturity is reached, then recognize the natural completion of one’s duty without impatience or neglect.

What is happening in the narrative?

After some time passes, the young birds grow wings. The sage observes and understands that the fledglings have become capable—marking a transition point in the episode.