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Shloka 37

ययाति–देवयानी संवादः

Yayāti–Devayānī Dialogue and Śukra’s Consent

असुरास्तत्र मां दृष्टवा कस्त्वमित्यभ्यचोदयन्‌ | बृहस्पतिसुतश्चाहं कच इत्यभिविश्रुत:,“वहाँ मुझे देखकर असुरोंने पूछा--“तुम कौन हो?” मैंने कहा--मेरा नाम कच है, मैं बृहस्पतिका पुत्र हूँ

asurās tatra māṃ dṛṣṭvā kastvam ity abhyacodayan | bṛhaspatisutaś cāhaṃ kaca ity abhiviśrutaḥ |

Als mich die Asuras dort erblickten, fuhren sie mich an: „Wer bist du?“ Ich erwiderte: „Ich bin Kaca, weithin bekannt als der Sohn Bṛhaspatis.“

असुराःthe Asuras
असुराः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअसुर
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
तत्रthere
तत्र:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतत्र
माम्me
माम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootअहम्
FormCommon, Accusative, Singular
दृष्ट्वाhaving seen
दृष्ट्वा:
Karma
TypeVerb
Rootदृश्
Formक्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral), Non-finite
कःwho
कः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootकिम्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
त्वम्you
त्वम्:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
FormCommon, Nominative, Singular
इतिthus (quotative)
इति:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइति
अभ्यचोदयन्they questioned/urged (asked)
अभ्यचोदयन्:
TypeVerb
Rootअभि + चुद्
FormImperfect, Third, Plural, Parasmaipada
बृहस्पति-सुतःson of Bṛhaspati
बृहस्पति-सुतः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootबृहस्पति-सुत
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
अहम्I
अहम्:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootअहम्
FormCommon, Nominative, Singular
कचःKaca (name)
कचः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootकच
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
इतिthus (quotative)
इति:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइति
अभिविश्रुतःwell-known/renowned (as)
अभिविश्रुतः:
TypeAdjective
Rootअभि + विश्रु
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular, क्त (past passive participle)

शुक्र उवाच

Ś
Śukra
A
Asuras
K
Kaca
B
Bṛhaspati

Educational Q&A

The verse highlights straightforward self-disclosure and truthfulness even in a tense, adversarial setting. Ethical clarity—stating who one is without manipulation—becomes a marker of dharmic conduct amid suspicion and rivalry.

In Śukra’s narration of the Kaca episode, the Asuras see an unfamiliar person and interrogate him. Kaca answers directly, identifying himself by name and lineage as Bṛhaspati’s son.