The Brahmin and the Mongoose: Verse 6 Flashcards
1
Q
saḥ
A
‘He, it’
Nom. Masc. sg - 3rd person pronoun.
2
Q
gataḥ
PPP - main verb of sentence
A
‘having gone’
‘gone’
‘went’
Nom. Masc. Sg - PPP √gam
The PPP of √gam tends to have an ACTIVE meaning,
3
Q
sahasā eva
A
‘Indeed, immediately’
‘At once’
Instr. Ntr. Sg of sahas
sahasā = forcibly, vehemently, immediately, at once (superlative).
eva= indeed. Used to strengthen, augment, the idea of the preceeding word.
4
Q
pañcatvaṁ
A
‘five-ness’
‘went to death’
‘died’
Acc. Ntr. Sg
pañca = five
tvaṁ = you, -ness
5
Q
saḥ sahasā eva pañcatvaṁ gataḥ |
A
‘He (the mongoose), indeed, immediately died’
