Shloka 57

Śakuntalā-Janma-Nāmakaraṇa (Birth and Naming of Śakuntalā) | शकुन्तला-जन्म-नामकरणम्

Devanagari script

उलूकान्‌ सुषुवे काकी श्येनी श्येनान्‌ व्यजायत । भासी भासानजनयद्‌ गृध्रांश्रैव जनाधिप,जनेश्वर! काकीने उल्‍लुओं और श्येनीने बाजोंको जन्म दिया; भासीने मुर्गों तथा गीधोंको उत्पन्न किया

Transliteration

vaiśampāyana uvāca |

ulūkān suṣuve kākī śyenī śyenān vyajāyata |

bhāsī bhāsān ajanayad gṛdhrāṁś caiva janādhipa, janeśvara ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: The she-crow gave birth to owls; the she-hawk bore hawks. The bhāsī produced bhāsa-birds and also vultures, O lord of men, O ruler of the people. Thus the lineages of these birds are traced, showing how distinct natures and roles arise from their respective origins.

Word by Word

उलूकान्owls

सुषुवेgave birth (bore)

काकीthe she-crow

श्येनीthe female hawk

श्येनान्hawks

व्यजायतgave birth (bore)

भासीthe bhāsī-bird

भासान्bhāsa-birds (a kind of bird)

अजनयत्produced, gave birth to

गृध्रान्vultures

चand

एवindeed, just

जनाधिपO lord of people (king)

जनेश्वरO ruler of people

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

ulūka (owl)

kākī (she-crow)

śyenī (she-hawk)

śyena (hawk)

bhāsī (bhāsa-bird)

bhāsa (bhāsa-bird)

gṛdhra (vulture)

janādhipa/janeśvara (addressed ruler)

Sandhi Notes