लोकोक्ति

Proverb

Viparītaḥ vaṃśaḥ Barelīṁ na gacchati.
(An inverted bamboo does not reach Bareilly.)

1. Word Splitting (Padaccheda)

• viparītaḥ – inverted
• vaṃśaḥ – bamboo
• Barelīṁ – to Bareilly
• na – not
• gacchati – goes

2. Prose Order (Anvaya)

Vaṃśaḥ viparītaḥ san Barelīṁ na gacchati.
Meaning – If a bamboo is inverted, it will not reach Bareilly.

3. Grammatical Analysis

• vaṃśaḥ → masculine, nominative singular (bamboo / subject)
• viparītaḥ → adjective, nominative singular (inverted / describing vaṃśaḥ)
• san → present participle, śānac form (“being / while being”), qualifying vaṃśaḥ
• Barelīṁ → locative object, accusative singular (destination place / Bareilly)
• na → negation (not)
• gacchati → root √gam, present tense, 3rd person singular (goes)

4. Śānac Usage (san)

The word san is a present participle (śānac) expressing state or condition.

• vaṃśaḥ + viparītaḥ + san → the bamboo, being inverted

Examples:

• gacchan bālakaḥ → the boy who is going
• paṭhan śiṣyaḥ → the student who is reading

5. Import / Sense (Bhāvārtha)

If work is done in the wrong way, the goal will not be achieved.
Effort alone is not enough; the direction and method must also be correct.

✍️ Conclusion

This proverb reminds us that in life, it is not only effort that matters,
but also the right direction and right approach.
Otherwise, however hard we try, success will not be attained.