Shloka 37

Devanagari script

वैशग्पायन उवाच ततस्तामशिवां श्र॒ुत्वा वाचं स परुषाक्षराम्‌

Transliteration

vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca | tatastām aśivāṃ śrutvā vācaṃ sa paruṣākṣarām |

Translation

毗舍摩波耶那说道：于是，他听见那不祥之言——字字音节皆带粗厉——便在那凶兆般的宣告之后作了回应。此段意在昭示：言语一旦残酷而带恶兆，便能自身成为道德与叙事的转折点，引发恐惧、愤怒，或促成决然的改道。

Word by Word

• वैशम्पायनः: Vaiśampāyana
• वैशम्पायनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैशम्पायन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• उवाच: said
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Perfect (Paroksha-bhuta), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

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

• ताम्: that (her/it)
• ताम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• अशिवाम्: inauspicious; evil
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अशिव
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु
• Form: Absolutive (Gerund), Active

• वाचम्: speech; words
• वाचम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाच्
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

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

• परुषाक्षराम्: harsh-lettered; consisting of harsh syllables
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परुष-अक्षर
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

वैशग्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśaṃpāyana