Shloka 70

Ādi-parva Adhyāya 3 — Janamejaya’s Rite, Dhaumya’s Parīkṣā, and Uttanka’s Kuṇḍala Quest (सर्पसत्रप्रस्तावना–गुरुपरीक्षा–उत्तङ्कोपाख्यान)

Devanagari script

स एवमुक्तः प्रत्युवाच नानृतमूचतुर्भगवन्ती न त्वहमेतमपूपमुपयोक्तुमुत्सहे गुरवेडनिवेद्येति,उनके ऐसा कहनेपर उपमन्यु बोला--'भगवन्‌! आपने ठीक कहा है, तथापि मैं गुरुजीको निवेदन किये बिना इस पूएको अपने उपयोगमें नहीं ला सकता”

Transliteration

sa evam uktaḥ pratyuvāca—nānṛtam ūcatuḥ bhagavantī; na tv aham etam apūpam upayoktum utsahe gurave ’nivedya iti.

Translation

Thus addressed, Upamanyu replied: “Revered ones, you have spoken no untruth. Yet I do not dare to consume this sweet cake without first informing my teacher.”

Word by Word

सःhe

एवम्thus

उक्तःhaving been spoken to / addressed

प्रत्युवाचreplied

नnot

अनृतम्falsehood

ऊचतुःthe two said

भगवन्तीthe two venerable ladies

नnot

त्वहम्I

एतम्this

अपूपम्cake (sweet)

उपयोक्तुम्to consume/use

उत्सहेI am able / I dare

गुरवेto the teacher

अनिवेद्यwithout informing (having not reported)

इतिthus

Speaker

राम उवाच

Characters & Entities

Upamanyu

guru (teacher)

apūpa (sweet cake)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Geographic Context

Sandhi Notes