Shloka 13
Śānti Parva, Adhyāya 52 — Bhīṣma’s Humility Before Kṛṣṇa and the Granting of Boons
Devanagari script
कथं त्वयि स्थिते कृष्णे शाश्वते लोककर्तरि । प्रत्रूयान्मद्विध: कश्चिद् गुरौ शिष्य इव स्थिते
Translation
“当你——克里希那，永恒者、造世之主——在此安住之时，像我这样的人怎敢开示？师在其前，弟子岂有说教之分？”
Word by Word
कथम्how?
कथम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootकथम्
त्वयिin you
त्वयि:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootयुष्मद्
Form—, Locative, Singular
स्थितेbeing present/standing
स्थिते:
Adhikarana
TypeAdjective
Rootस्था
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
कृष्णेin/when Krishna (is present)
कृष्णे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootकृष्ण
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
शाश्वतेeternal
शाश्वते:
Adhikarana
TypeAdjective
Rootशाश्वत
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
लोककर्तरिin the maker of the worlds
लोककर्तरि:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootलोककर्तृ
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
प्रब्रूयात्could/should speak (teach)
प्रब्रूयात्:
TypeVerb
Rootब्रू
FormOptative (Vidhi-lin), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
मत्-विधःone like me
मत्-विधः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootमत्-विध
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
कश्चित्anyone/someone
कश्चित्:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootकिम्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
गुरौwhen/in the guru
गुरौ:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootगुरु
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
शिष्यःa disciple
शिष्यः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootशिष्य
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
इवas if/like
इव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव
स्थितेbeing present
स्थिते:
Adhikarana
TypeAdjective
Rootस्था
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
Speaker
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes