Shloka 26

Devanagari script

उत्तरा च कुमारीभिर्बह्वीभि: परिवारिता । शृंगारवेषाभरणा प्रत्युद्यातु सुतं मम

Transliteration

uttarā ca kumārībhiḥ bahvībhiḥ parivāritā | śṛṅgāraveṣābharaṇā pratyudyātu sutaṃ mama ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana sprach: „Und Uttarā, von vielen jungen Mädchen umgeben, in Festgewand und Schmuck geziert, soll hinausgehen, um meinen Sohn zu empfangen.“

Word by Word

• उत्तरा: Uttarā (name)
• उत्तरा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: उत्तरा
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

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

• कुमारीभिः: by/with maidens
• कुमारीभिः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुमारी
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Plural

• बह्वीभिः: many
• बह्वीभिः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बह्वी
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Plural

• परिवारिता: surrounded/attended
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परि-√वृ (वृञ् वरणे/वृणोति) → परिवारित
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• शृंगार: adornment, decoration
• Type: Noun
• Root: शृंगार
• Form: Masculine, Stem (in compound), Singular

• वेष: dress, attire
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेष
• Form: Masculine, Stem (in compound), Singular

• आभरणा: having adornment and dress (well-attired and ornamented)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आभरण
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• प्रत्युद्यातु: let (her) go forth to meet
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रति-उद्-√या (या गतौ)
• Form: Imperative (Lot), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• सुतम्: son
• सुतम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुत
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• मम: my
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: —, Genitive, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Uttarā
• kumārīs (maidens)
• suta (my son)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights courtly dharma: honoring and receiving an arriving person—especially one regarded as worthy—through proper welcome, attendants, and respectful presentation, reflecting social responsibility and familial duty.

What is happening in the narrative?

A formal reception is being arranged: Princess Uttarā, accompanied by many maidens and dressed in ornaments and festive attire, is instructed to go out to greet “my son,” indicating an honored arrival and the etiquette of welcoming him.