Shloka 34.14Unverified draft
गतोऽर्धरात्र: काकुत्स्थ कथा: कथयतो मम। निद्रामभ्येहि भद्रं ते मा भूद्विघ्नोऽध्वनीह न:।।1.34.14।।
Meaning
Midnight has come, Kakutstha, as I have been telling these tales; go now to sleep, be safe, let nothing hinder us on our road.
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| gataḥ ardha-rātraḥ kākutstha | गतः अर्ध-रात्रः काकुत्स्थ | midnight has passed, O descendant of Kakutstha | Nominative singular / Vocative |
| kathāḥ kathayataḥ mama | कथाः कथयतः मम | while I was telling these tales | Accusative / Genitive participle |
| nidrām abhyehi bhadram te | निद्राम् अभ्येहि भद्रम् ते | go to sleep; good fortune to you | Accusative / Verb (imperative) |
| mā bhūt vighnaḥ adhvani iha naḥ | मा भूत् विघ्नः अध्वनि इह नः | let there be no obstruction to our journey here | Nominative / Locative / Genitive |
Reference: 1.34.14 · Bāla Kāṇḍa