Shloka 9

Adhyāya 71: Kaca and the Saṃjīvanī-vidyā

Devayānī–Śukra Episode

Devanagari script

शकुन्तलोवाच गत: पिता मे भगवान्‌ फलान्याहर्तुमाश्रमात्‌ । मुहूर्त सम्प्रतीक्षस्व द्रष्टास्येनमुपागतम्‌,शकुन्तला बोली--अभ्यागत! मेरे पूज्य पिताजी फल लानेके लिये आश्रमसे बाहर गये हैं। अतः दो घड़ी प्रतीक्षा कीजिये। लौटनेपर उनसे मिलियेगा

Transliteration

śakuntalovāca gataḥ pitā me bhagavān phalāny āhartum āśramāt | muhūrtaṃ sampratīkṣasva draṣṭāsy enam upāgatam ||

Translation

Śakuntalā said: “My revered father has gone out from the hermitage to gather fruits. Pray wait here a little while; when he returns, you shall meet him.”

Word by Word

• शकुन्तला: Shakuntala
• शकुन्तला: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: शकुन्तला
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• उवाच: said
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Perfect (Paroksha), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• गतः: gone
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गम्
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• पिता: father
• पिता: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• मे: my
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: Genitive, Singular, 1st

• भगवान्: venerable one
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• फलानि: fruits
• फलानि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• आहर्तुम्: to bring
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-हृ
• Form: Infinitive (तुमुन्)

• आश्रमात्: from the hermitage
• आश्रमात्: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: आश्रम
• Form: Masculine, Ablative, Singular

• मुहूर्तम्: for a moment
• मुहूर्तम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुहूर्त
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• सम्प्रतीक्षस्व: wait (please)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-प्र-ईक्ष्
• Form: Imperative, 2nd, Singular, Atmanepada

• द्रष्टा: (you) will see / are to see
• द्रष्टा: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश्
• Form: Periphrastic future agent noun (तृ), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• असि: you are
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस्
• Form: Present, 2nd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• एनम्: him
• एनम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• उपागतम्: returned/arrived
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उप-आ-गम्
• Form: Past active participle (क्तवत्/क्त) used adjectivally, Masculine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

(दृष्यन्त उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Śakuntalā
• her father (the sage of the āśrama)
• āśrama (hermitage)
• fruits