Shloka 7

ययातिः शर्मिष्ठायाः ऋतुप्रार्थनां धर्मसंवादं च शृणोति

Yayāti and Śarmiṣṭhā: request in ṛtu and discourse on truth and dharma

Devanagari script

प्राणेभ्यो5पि प्रियतरा भार्गवस्य महात्मन: । त्वं भद्रे धर्मतः पूज्या गुरुपुत्री सदा मम,भद्रे! महात्मा भार्गवको तुम प्राणोंसे भी अधिक प्यारी हो, गुरुपुत्री होनेके कारण धर्मकी दृष्टिसे सदा मेरी पूजनीया हो

Transliteration

prāṇebhyo 'pi priyatarā bhārgavasya mahātmanaḥ | tvaṃ bhadre dharmataḥ pūjyā guruputrī sadā mama, bhadre ||

Translation

Kacha said: “O gentle lady, you are dearer to the great Bhārgava than life itself—yet, because you are the daughter of my guru, you must always be honored by me according to dharma.”

Word by Word

प्राणेभ्यःthan (my) lives/breaths

अपिeven

प्रियतराdearer (more beloved)

भार्गवस्यof Bhārgava (descendant of Bhṛgu)

महात्मनःof the great-souled one

त्वम्you

भद्रेO auspicious one / O lady

धर्मतःaccording to dharma; by right

पूज्याworthy to be honored

गुरुपुत्रीthe guru's daughter

सदाalways

ममof me; my

भद्रेO auspicious one

Speaker

कच उवाच

Characters & Entities

Kaca

Bhārgava (Śukra)

Guru’s daughter (Devayānī, implied)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Geographic Context

Sandhi Notes