Shloka 18.52-53Unverified draft
कं च ते परमं कामं करोमि किमु हर्षित:।।1.18.51।। पात्रभूतोऽसि मे ब्रह्मन्दिष्टया प्राप्ताऽसि कौशिक। अद्य मे सफलं जन्म जीवितं च सुजीवितम्।।1.18.52।।
Meaning
"What supreme wish of yours shall I fulfill, delighted as I am? You are a worthy recipient, O brahmin; fortunate am I that you, Kaushika, have come. Today my birth is fruitful and my life well lived."
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
Shloka 1.18.52
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| kam ca te paramam kāmam | कम् च ते परमम् कामम् | and what supreme desire of yours | Accusative singular |
| karomi kim u harṣitaḥ | करोमि किम् उ हर्षितः | shall I fulfill, with how much more joy | Verb (present) |
| pātra-bhūtaḥ asi me brahman | पात्र-भूतः असि मे ब्रह्मन् | you are a worthy recipient to me, O Brahmin | Nominative singular |
| diṣṭayā prāptā asi kauśika | दिष्टया प्राप्ता असि कौशिक | by good fortune you have arrived, O Kaushika | Nominative singular |
Shloka 1.18.53
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| adya me sa-phalam janma | अद्य मे स-फलम् जन्म | today my birth is fruitful | Nominative singular |
| jīvitam ca su-jīvitam | जीवितम् च सु-जीवितम् | and my life is a good life | Nominative singular |
Reference: 1.18.52-53 · Bāla Kāṇḍa