Shloka 46

Adhyāya 196: Droṇa’s Conciliatory Counsel and Karṇa’s Suspicion of Counsel (मन्त्र-नय-विवादः)

Devanagari script

सैवमुक्ताब्रवीत्‌ कन्या देवं वरदमी श्वरम्‌ | पतिं सर्वगुणोपेतमिच्छामीति पुनः पुन:,उनके यों कहनेपर उस मुनि-कन्याने वरदायक महेश्वरसे बार-बार कहा--मैं सर्वगुणसम्पन्न पति चाहती हूँ”

Transliteration

saivam uktābravīt kanyā devaṁ varadam īśvaram | patiṁ sarvaguṇopetam icchāmīti punaḥ punaḥ ||

Translation

فلما خوطبتْ كذلك، أجابت الفتاةُ مهيشڤرا، واهبَ النِّعَم، مرارًا: «أبتغي زوجًا جامعًا لكلِّ الفضائل.»

Word by Word

• सा: she
• सा: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• एवम्: thus
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम्

• उक्ता: having been addressed / thus spoken to
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), Feminine, Nominative, Singular, passive sense (having been spoken/said)

• अब्रवीत्: said / spoke
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू
• Form: Imperfect (लङ्), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• कन्या: the maiden
• कन्या: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कन्या
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• देवम्: to the god
• देवम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• वरदम्: boon-giving
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वरद
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• ईश्वरम्: the Lord
• ईश्वरम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईश्वर
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• पतिम्: a husband
• पतिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पति
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• सर्वगुणोपेतम्: endowed with all virtues
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्वगुणोपेत
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular, क्त (उपेत = endowed/possessed)

• इच्छामि: I desire / I wish
• Type: Verb
• Root: इष्
• Form: Present (लट्), 1st, Singular, Parasmaipada

• इति: thus (quotative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति

• पुनः: again
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः

• पुनः: again
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः

Speaker

व्यास उवाच

Characters & Entities

• व्यास (Vyāsa)
• कन्या (the maiden)
• महेश्वर/ईश्वर (Maheśvara/Īśvara, Śiva)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores purposeful resolve and ethical aspiration: the maiden seeks not mere advantage but a spouse characterized by comprehensive virtue, presenting the ideal of choosing relationships grounded in guṇa (good qualities) and dharmic fitness.

What is happening in the narrative?

After being addressed, the maiden repeatedly petitions Maheśvara, the boon-giving Lord, stating her wish for a husband endowed with all virtues—emphasizing persistence in prayer and clarity of intention.