Shloka 26

ययाति–देवयानी संवादः

Yayāti–Devayānī Dialogue and Śukra’s Consent

Devanagari script

देवयान्यपि तं विप्रं नियमव्रतधारणम्‌ । गायन्ती च ललन्ती च रह: पर्यचरत्‌ तथा,देवयानी भी नियमपूर्वक ब्रह्मचर्य धारण करनेवाले कचके ही समीप रहकर गाती और आमोद-प्रमोद करती हुई एकान्तमें उनकी सेवा करती थी

Transliteration

devayānī api taṃ vipraṃ niyamavrata-dhāriṇam | gāyantī ca lalantī ca rahaḥ paryacarat tathā ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: Devayānī too attended upon that brāhmaṇa youth, Kaca, who was steadfast in disciplined vows. Singing and playfully delighting him, she served him in seclusion—staying close to him while he maintained his rule-bound celibacy.

Word by Word

• देवयानी: Devayānī
• देवयानी: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवयानी
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• अपि: also/even
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

• तम्: him/that (person)
• तम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• विप्रम्: brahmin, learned man
• विप्रम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• नियमव्रतधारणम्: observing vows and restraints
• नियमव्रतधारणम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नियमव्रतधारिन्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• गायन्ती: singing
• गायन्ती: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: गै
• Form: Present, Singular, Feminine, Nominative

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

• ललन्ती: sporting/playing, frolicking
• ललन्ती: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: लल्
• Form: Present, Singular, Feminine, Nominative

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

• रहः: in private, in secrecy
• रहः: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: रहस्
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• पर्यचरत्: served/attended upon
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि + चर्
• Form: Imperfect, 3, Singular

• तथा: thus/in that manner
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Devayānī
• Kaca