Shloka 32

Ādi-parva, Adhyāya 73: Devayānī–Śarmiṣṭhā Dispute, Confinement in the Well, and Yayāti’s Rescue

Devanagari script

शकुन्तलोवाच मया पतिर्वतो राजा दुष्यन्त: पुरुषोत्तम: | तस्मै ससचिवाय त्वं प्रसादं कर्तुमहसि,शकुन्तलाने कहा--भगवन! मैंने पुरुषोंमें श्रेष्ठ राजा दुष्यन्तका पतिरूपमें वरण किया है। अतः मन्त्रियोंसहित उन नरेशपर आपको कृपा करनी चाहिये

Transliteration

Śakuntalovāca—mayā pativratā rājā Duṣyantaḥ puruṣottamaḥ | tasmai sa-sacivāya tvaṁ prasādaṁ kartum arhasi ||

Translation

Śakuntalā said: “I, devoted to my husband, have chosen King Duṣyanta—best among men—as my lawful spouse. Therefore, you ought to show favor to that king, together with his ministers.”

Word by Word

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

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

• मया: by me
• मया: Karana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: Common, Instrumental, Singular

• पतिव्रतः: as (my) husband by vow / as chosen husband
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पतिव्रत
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• राजा: king
• राजा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• दुष्यन्तः: Duṣyanta
• दुष्यन्तः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुष्यन्त
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• पुरुषोत्तमः: best of men
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरुषोत्तम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तस्मै: to him
• तस्मै: Sampradana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Dative, Singular

• स: with
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स

• सचिवाय: with (his) minister/counsellor
• सचिवाय: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सचिव
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: Common, Nominative, Singular

• प्रसादम्: favor, grace
• प्रसादम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रसाद
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• कर्तुम्: to do, to grant
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ
• Form: Tumun (infinitive)

• अर्हसि: you ought / you are fit
• Type: Verb
• Root: अर्ह्
• Form: Present, 2nd, Singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Śakuntalā
• Duṣyanta
• saciva (ministers/counsellors)