Shloka 3

Haryaśva’s Agreement with Gālava and the Birth of Vasumanā

Nārada’s narration

Devanagari script

दृष्टवा प्रियसखं ताक्ष्य गालवं च द्विजर्षभम्‌ । निदर्शनं च तपसो भिक्षां श्लाघ्यां च कीर्तिताम्‌

Transliteration

dṛṣṭvā priyasakhaṃ tākṣyaṃ gālavaṃ ca dvijarṣabham | nidarśanaṃ ca tapaso bhikṣāṃ ślāghyāṃ ca kīrtitām |

Translation

নারদ বললেন—প্রিয় সখা তাক্ষ্য (গরুড়) এবং ব্রাহ্মণশ্রেষ্ঠ গালবকে—যিনি তপস্যার জীবন্ত নিদর্শন—দেখে, আর তাঁদের উচ্চারিত প্রশংসনীয় ভিক্ষা (যাচনা) শুনে রাজা অন্তরে চিন্তা করলেন।

Word by Word

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: Adhikarana
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश्
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), parasmaipada (usage)

• प्रियसखम्: dear friend
• प्रियसखम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रियसख (प्रिय + सखि)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• ताक्ष्य: Tākṣya (Garuḍa)
• ताक्ष्य: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: ताक्ष्य
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• गालवम्: Gālava
• गालवम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: गालव
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

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

• द्विजर्षभम्: best of the twice-born (excellent Brahmin)
• द्विजर्षभम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विजर्षभ (द्विज + ऋषभ)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• निदर्शनम्: manifestation / visible sign
• निदर्शनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: निदर्शन
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

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

• तपसः: of austerity
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस्
• Form: Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• भिक्षाम्: alms / requested gift
• भिक्षाम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: भिक्षा
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• श्लाघ्याम्: praiseworthy
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्लाघ्य
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

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

• कीर्तिताम्: described / mentioned
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कीर्तित (कृ + त)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), Feminine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

नारद उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Nārada
• Tākṣya (Garuḍa)
• Gālava
• the king (unnamed in this verse)
• Sūryavaṃśa (Solar dynasty)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights royal dharma: a king should recognize and honor worthy guests—especially ascetics and revered beings—and treat a righteous request for alms as an ethical occasion for generosity and responsibility, not as a burden.

What is happening in the narrative?

Nārada narrates that a king receives Garuḍa (Tākṣya) and the Brahmin Gālava. Observing Gālava’s ascetic stature and hearing their praised request for alms, the king reflects that they have chosen him over other Solar-dynasty rulers, and then he begins to respond.