Shloka 37

Vasiṣṭhasya śokaḥ, Vipāśā–Śatadrū-nāmākaraṇam, Kalmāṣapādasya bhaya-prasaṅgaḥ (Ādi Parva 167)

Devanagari script

राज्युवाच अवलिपत॑ मुखं ब्रह्मन्‌ दिव्यान्‌ गन्धान्‌ बिभर्मि च । सुतार्थे नोपलब्धास्मि तिष्ठ याज मम प्रिये

Transliteration

rājñy uvāca—avaliptaṁ mukhaṁ brahman divyān gandhān bibharmi ca | sutārthe nopalabdhāsmi tiṣṭha yāja mama priye ||

Translation

রানী বললেন— “হে ব্রাহ্মণ, আমার মুখে এখনও তাম্বুলাদির রঙ লেগে আছে, আর আমি দিব্য সুগন্ধি অঙ্গরাগ ধারণ করেছি। পুত্রলাভের জন্য আমি এখনও শুদ্ধ অবস্থায় নেই; অতএব হে যাজ, আমার এই প্রিয় কর্মের জন্য কিছুক্ষণ অপেক্ষা করুন।”

Word by Word

• राज्युवाच: the queen said
• राज्युवाच: Karta
• Type: Noun+Verb
• Root: राज्ञी + उवाच
• Form: [object Object], [object Object]

• अवलिपतम्: smeared, anointed
• अवलिपतम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अवलिप् (लिप्) / अवलिप्त
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• मुखम्: face/mouth
• मुखम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुख
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• ब्रह्मन्: O brahmin
• ब्रह्मन्: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन्
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• दिव्यान्: divine
• दिव्यान्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिव्य
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• गन्धान्: fragrances/perfumes
• गन्धान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: गन्ध
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• बिभर्मि: I bear/wear
• बिभर्मि: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: भृ
• Form: Present, 1st, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• सुतार्थे: in/for the purpose of a son
• सुतार्थे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुत + अर्थ
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• उपलब्धास्मि: I have obtained/attained
• उपलब्धास्मि: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: उपलभ्
• Form: Perfect, 1st, Singular

• तिष्ठ: stand/wait
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था
• Form: Imperative, 2nd, Singular

• याज: perform the sacrifice / officiate
• Type: Verb
• Root: यज्
• Form: Imperative (causative sense: have (me) sacrifice / perform the rite), 2nd, Singular

• मम: of me / my
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: Genitive, Singular

• प्रिये: O dear one
• प्रिये: Sampradana
• Type: Adjective (used as noun/vocative)
• Root: प्रिय
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

ब्राह्मण उवाच

Characters & Entities

• rājñī (queen)
• brāhmaṇa (priest)
• divya-gandha (divine perfumes/unguents)
• havis (oblation; implied by context of ritual touch)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights ritual and ethical discipline: sacred acts (especially those aimed at progeny) require bodily and mental preparedness, including cleanliness and proper conduct, before handling offerings.

What is happening in the narrative?

A queen addresses a Brahmin officiant and asks him to wait briefly because she has betel-stain and perfumes on her body; she wishes to wash and bathe first so she may properly touch the oblation in a son-seeking rite.