Shloka 14
Ulūka’s Provocation and Keśava’s Counter-Message (उलूकदूत्ये केशवप्रत्युत्तरम्)
Devanagari script
यस्य धर्मध्वजो नित्यं सुरा ध्वज इवोच्छित: । प्रच्छन्नानि च पापानि बैडालं नाम तद् व्रतम्
Translation
“若有人常举达摩之旗，如醉酒者之旗般高扬，却暗中藏匿罪业——此等誓行名为‘拜陀罗誓’（猫誓）。”
Word by Word
यस्यof whom/whose
यस्य:
Adhikarana
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular
धर्मध्वजःthe banner/standard of dharma (show of righteousness)
धर्मध्वजः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootधर्मध्वज
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
नित्यम्always
नित्यम्:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनित्य
सुराa god; the deity
सुरा:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootसुर
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
ध्वजःbanner/flag
ध्वजः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootध्वज
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
इवlike/as
इव:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव
उच्छितःraised aloft
उच्छितः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootउद्-शि (उच्छि)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular, क्त (past passive participle)
प्रच्छन्नानिhidden/covered
प्रच्छन्नानि:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootप्र-छद्
FormNeuter, Nominative, Plural, क्त (past passive participle)
चand
च:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
पापानिsins/evil deeds
पापानि:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootपाप
FormNeuter, Nominative, Plural
बैडालम्cat-like (hypocritical)
बैडालम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootबैडाल
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular
नामby name; called
नाम:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनाम
तत्that
तत्:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular
व्रतम्vow/practice
व्रतम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootव्रत
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes