Shloka 68

आदि पर्व, अध्याय 67 — गान्धर्वविवाह-समयः

Duḥṣanta–Śakuntalā: Gandharva Marriage and Succession Condition

Devanagari script

यस्त्वासीद्‌ देवको नाम देवराजसमझ्युति: । स गन्धर्वपतिर्मुख्य: क्षितौ जज्ञे नराधिप:,इन्द्रके समान कान्तिमान्‌ राजा देवकके रूपमें इस पृथ्वीपर श्रेष्ठ गन्धर्वराज ही उत्पन्न हुआ था

Transliteration

yastvāsīd devako nāma devarājasamadyutiḥ | sa gandharvapatiḥ mukhyaḥ kṣitau jajñe narādhipaḥ ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: He who was formerly known as Devaka, radiant like the king of the gods (Indra), was born upon the earth as a sovereign among men—the foremost lord of the Gandharvas—endowed with splendor comparable to Indra.

Word by Word

• यः: who
• यः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तु: but/indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• आसीत्: was
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस्
• Form: Imperfect, 3, Singular, Parasmaipada

• देवकः: Devaka (name)
• देवकः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवक
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• नाम: by name
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नामन्

• देवराजसमद्युतिः: having splendor equal to the king of gods (Indra)
• देवराजसमद्युतिः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: देवराज-सम-द्युति
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• गन्धर्वपतिः: lord of the Gandharvas
• गन्धर्वपतिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: गन्धर्वपति
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• मुख्यः: chief, foremost
• मुख्यः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मुख्य
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• क्षितौ: on the earth
• क्षितौ: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षिति
• Form: Feminine, Locative, Singular

• जज्ञे: was born
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन्
• Form: Perfect, 3, Singular, Atmanepada

• नराधिपः: king, ruler of men
• नराधिपः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: नराधिप
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Devaka
• Indra (Devarāja)
• Gandharvas
• Earth (kṣiti)