Shloka 1

Gālava Completes the Horse-Gift: Garuḍa’s Counsel and Viśvāmitra’s Acceptance (गालव-विष्वामित्र-सम्बन्धः)

Devanagari script

इस प्रकार श्रीमहाभारत उद्योगपर्वके अन्तर्गत भगवद्यानपर्वमें गालवचरित्रविषयक एक सौ सत्रहवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ ॥/ ११७ ॥। अपन क्रात बछ। >> 2 अष्टादशाधिकशततमोब<् ध्याय: उशीनरका ययातिकन्या माधवीके गर्भसे शिबि नामक पुत्र उत्पन्न करना

Transliteration

Nārada uvāca: tathaiva tāṃ śriyaṃ tyaktvā kanyā bhūtvā yaśasvinī | Mādhavī Gālavaṃ vipram abhyayāt satyasaṅgarā ||

Translation

Nārada sprach: „Ebenso machte sich die ruhmreiche Mādhavī—nachdem sie jenen königlichen Glanz aufgegeben und wieder zur Jungfrau geworden war—auf den Weg zum Brahmanen Gālava, unbeirrbar im Gelöbnis, die Wahrheit zu wahren.“

Word by Word

• नारदः: Narada
• नारदः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारद
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• उवाच: said
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Perfect, 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• तथा: thus, in that manner
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• एव: indeed, just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• ताम्: her/that (f.)
• ताम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• श्रियम्: royal fortune/splendor, prosperity
• श्रियम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• त्यक्त्वा: having abandoned
• Type: Verb
• Root: त्यज्
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage)

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

• भूत्वा: having become
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund)

• यशस्विनी: famous, illustrious (f.)
• यशस्विनी: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यशस्विन्
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• माधवी: Madhavi
• माधवी: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: माधवी
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

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

• विप्रम्: the brahmin
• विप्रम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• अभ्ययात्: went to, approached
• Type: Verb
• Root: या
• Form: Imperfect, 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada, अभि

• सत्यसंगरा: one whose resolve is truth (truth-pledged)
• सत्यसंगरा: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सत्यसंगर
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

नारद उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Nārada
• Mādhavī
• Gālava

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse foregrounds satya and dharma: Mādhavī relinquishes royal prosperity and personal comfort to uphold a truthful commitment, showing that ethical fidelity can outweigh status and wealth.

What is happening in the narrative?

After completing a prior arrangement, Mādhavī gives up the royal fortune associated with that situation, becomes a maiden again, and proceeds to rejoin/approach the Brahmin Gālava, remaining resolute in her pledge to truth.