Shloka 85

योग–सांख्यसमन्वयः, रथोपमा, व्यक्त–अव्यक्तविवेकः

Yoga–Sāṃkhya Synthesis, Chariot Allegory, and the Vyakta–Avyakta Distinction

Devanagari script

इत्युक्तवचनां देवीं प्रीत्यर्थ च ननन्दतु:

Transliteration

ity uktavacanāṁ devīṁ prītyarthaṁ ca nanandatuḥ

Translation

Nachdem man die Göttin so mit passenden Worten angesprochen hatte, freuten sich beide Seiten, bemüht, ihr Wohlgefallen zu gewinnen — ein Zeichen ehrerbietiger Zustimmung und der sittlichen Bedeutung, das Göttliche durch höfliche Rede zu ehren.

Word by Word

• iti: thus
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti
• Form: Avyaya (quotative particle)

• ukta-vacanām: whose words were spoken (i.e., addressed thus)
• ukta-vacanām: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ukta-vacana
• Form: Feminine, accusative, singular

• devīm: the goddess
• devīm: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: devī
• Form: Feminine, accusative, singular

• prīti-artham: for (her) pleasure / to please
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: prīti-artha
• Form: Avyaya (accusative used adverbially: purpose)

• ca: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca
• Form: Avyaya (conjunction)

• nānandatuḥ: the two rejoiced / were delighted
• nānandatuḥ: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: nand
• Form: Perfect (liṭ), 3rd person, dual

Speaker

शक्र उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Śakra (Indra)
• devī (the goddess)