Shloka 71

Duḥṣantasya Vana-praveśaḥ

King Duḥṣanta’s Entry into the Forest Hunt

Devanagari script

दृष्टवैव स च तां धीमांश्नकमे चारुहासिनीम्‌ । दिव्यां तां वासवीं कन्यां रम्भोरुं मुनिपुड़व:,उसकी हँसी बड़ी मोहक थी, उसकी जाँघें कदलीकी-सी शोभा धारण करती थीं। उस दिव्य वसुकुमारीको देखकर परम बुद्धिमान्‌ मुनिवर पराशरने उसके साथ समागमकी इच्छा प्रकट की

Transliteration

dṛṣṭvaiva sa ca tāṃ dhīmān śyāmakāṃ cāru-hāsinīm | divyāṃ tāṃ vāsavīṃ kanyāṃ rambhoruṃ munipuṅgavaḥ ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: The moment the eminent sage beheld her—dark-hued, with an enchanting smile, and thighs likened to the plantain—he recognized in her a radiant maiden of celestial lineage. Struck by her beauty, the supremely intelligent seer Parāśara voiced his desire to unite with her.

Word by Word

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: Adhikarana
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश्
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), परस्मैपदी-भाव (active sense)

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

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• ताम्: her
• ताम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• धीमान्: wise
• धीमान्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धीमन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• शनकैः: slowly, gently
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: शनकैः

• चारु: beautiful, charming
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चारु
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• हासिनीम्: smiling woman; she who has a lovely smile
• हासिनीम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: हासिनी
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• दिव्याम्: divine
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिव्य
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• ताम्: her
• ताम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• वासवीं: of Vasu/related to the Vasus
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वासवी
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• कन्याम्: maiden, girl
• कन्याम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: कन्या
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• रम्भोरुम्: having thighs like plantain-stems
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रम्भा + ऊरु
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• मुनिपुङ्गवः: bull among sages; best of sages
• मुनिपुङ्गवः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि + पुङ्गव
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Parāśara
• the divine maiden (kanyā; identified in context as Satyavatī/Kālī in this episode)