Shloka 52.21Unverified draft
एह्येहि शबले क्षिप्रं श्रृणु चापि वचो मम। सबलस्यास्य राजर्षे: कर्तुं व्यवसितोऽस्म्यहम्।।1.52.21।। भोजनेन महार्हेण सत्कारं संविधत्स्व मे।
Meaning
Come, come quickly, Shabala, and hear my words; I have resolved to offer hospitality to this royal sage together with his army — arrange for me a most worthy meal.
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| ehi-ehi śabale kṣipram | एहि-एहि शबले क्षिप्रम् | come, come quickly, O Shabala | Verb (imperative, x2) / Vocative / Adverbial |
| śṛṇu ca api vacaḥ mama | शृणु च अपि वचः मम | hear indeed my word | Verb (imperative) / Adverbial / Adverbial / Accusative / Genitive |
| sa-balasya asya rājarṣeḥ | स-बलस्य अस्य राजर्षेः | for this royal sage together with his army | Genitive / Genitive / Genitive |
| kartum vyavasitaḥ asmi aham | कर्तुम् व्यवसितः अस्मि अहम् | I have resolved to provide | Infinitive / Nominative / Verb (present) / Nominative |
| bhojanena mahā-arheṇa | भोजनेन महा-अर्हेण | with food most worthy | Instrumental singular (x2) |
| sat-kāram saṃvidhatsva me | सत्-कारम् संविधत्स्व मे | arrange for me the hospitality | Accusative / Verb (imperative) / Genitive |
Reference: 1.52.21 · Bāla Kāṇḍa