Shloka 24

Raivataka-giri Mahotsava and the Counsel on Subhadrā’s Marriage (रैवतके महोत्सवः — सुभद्राविवाहोपायविचारः)

Devanagari script

तेजसा च सुदृष्टां त्वां न करिष्यति कश्नन । एवं तस्यै वरं दत्त्वा सर्वतलोकपितामह:

Transliteration

tejasā ca sudṛṣṭāṁ tvāṁ na kariṣyati kaścana | evaṁ tasyai varaṁ dattvā sarvalokapitāmahaḥ ||

Translation

Narada said: “Endowed with radiant splendor and a beauty that draws every eye, no one will be able to disregard you or treat you as insignificant.” Thus, having granted her this boon, the Grandsire of all the worlds (Brahmā) concluded the bestowal.

Word by Word

• तेजसा: by (his) splendor/power
• तेजसा: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: तेजस्
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

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

• सुदृष्टाम्: well-seen/beautiful (one)
• सुदृष्टाम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुदृष्टा
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• त्वाम्: you
• त्वाम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: —, Accusative, Singular

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• करिष्यति: will do/make
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ
• Form: Simple Future (Luṭ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• कश्चन: anyone (at all)
• कश्चन: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: कश्चन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• एवम्: thus/in this manner
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम्

• तस्यै: to her
• तस्यै: Sampradana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Feminine, Dative, Singular

• वरम्: a boon
• वरम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• दत्त्वा: having given
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा
• Form: Absolutive (Gerund), Parasmaipada

• सर्वत्: everywhere/on all sides
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्वत्

• लोक: world(s)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक
• Form: Masculine, —, —

• पितामहः: the grandsire (Brahmā)
• पितामहः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितामह
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

नारद उवाच

Characters & Entities

• नारद (Nārada)
• ब्रह्मा (Sarvalokapitāmaha, Brahmā)
• तस्या/सा (the woman being addressed; unnamed in this verse)