Shloka 76.14Unverified draft
सोऽहं गुरुवच: कुर्वन् पृथिव्यां न वसे निशाम्। कृता प्रतिज्ञा काकुत्स्थ कृता भू: काश्यपस्य हि।
Meaning
'Honouring my teacher's word, O descendant of Kakutstha, I no longer spend even a single night on this earth, for I vowed the land to Kashyapa.'
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| sa: | सः | he | nominative |
| aham | अहम् | I | nominative |
| guruvaca: | गुरुवचः | the word of my elder/teacher | accusative |
| kurvan | कुर्वन् | doing, obeying | present participle |
| pṛthivyām | पृथिव्याम् | on the earth | locative |
| na | न | not | negation |
| vase | वसे | I dwell | verb, present |
| niśām | निशाम् | the night | accusative |
| kṛtā | कृता | made | nominative adjective |
| pratijñā | प्रतिज्ञा | the vow/promise | nominative |
| kākutstha | काकुत्स्थ | O descendant of Kakutstha | vocative |
| kṛtā | कृता | given | nominative adjective |
| bhū: | भूः | the earth | nominative |
| kāśyapasya | काश्यपस्य | of Kashyapa | genitive |
| hi | हि | indeed | particle |
Reference: 1.76.14 · Bāla Kāṇḍa