Shloka 34

Gaṅgā-Tīrtha Darśana and the Prelude to the Yavakrīta–Indra Exemplum (लोमश-युधिष्ठिर संवादः)

Devanagari script

उताबलस्य बलवानुत बालस्य पण्डित: । उत वाविदुषो विद्वान्‌ पुत्रो जनक जायते,जनकराज! कभी-कभी निर्बलके भी बलवान, मूर्खके भी पण्डित तथा अज्ञानीके भी ज्ञानी पुत्र उत्पन्न हो जाता है

Transliteration

utābalasya balavān uta bālasya paṇḍitaḥ | uta vāviduṣo vidvān putro janaka jāyate, janakarāja |

Translation

迦诃陀说道：“阇那迦王啊，确有其事：弱者可生强子，愚者可生博学之子，甚至无知者亦可生智慧之子。”

Word by Word

• उत: and/also/sometimes
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उत

• अबलस्य: of a weak (man)
• अबलस्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अबल
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• बलवान्: strong (one)
• बलवान्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बलवत्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• उत: and/also/sometimes
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उत

• बालस्य: of a foolish/childish (man)
• बालस्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बाल
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• पण्डितः: a learned man
• पण्डितः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पण्डित
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• उत: and/also/sometimes
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उत

• वा: or/indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा

• अविदुषः: of an ignorant (man)
• अविदुषः: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अविद्वस्
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• विद्वान्: a wise/learned man
• विद्वान्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विद्वस्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• पुत्रः: a son
• पुत्रः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• जनक: O Janaka
• Type: Noun
• Root: जनक
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• जायते: is born/arises
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन्
• Form: Present, Atmanepada, Third, Singular

• जनकराज: O king Janaka
• Type: Noun
• Root: जनक-राज
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

कहोड उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Kahoda
• Janaka