Shloka 23
Devanagari script
देवयान्युवाच स्तुवतो दुहिताहं ते याचत: प्रतिगृह्नतः । स्तूयमानस्य दुहिता कथं दासी भविष्यसि,देवयानीने कहा--अरी! मैं तो स्तुति करनेवाले और दान लेनेवाले भिक्षुककी पुत्री हूँ और तुम उस बड़े बापकी बेटी हो, जिसकी मेरे पिता स्तुति करते हैं; फिर मेरी दासी बनकर कैसे रहोगी
Translation
Devayānī said: “Hey! I am the daughter of one who praises and receives gifts—a beggar’s child; but you are the daughter of a mighty father, whom my own father extols. How then could you live as my maidservant?”
Word by Word
देवयानीDevayānī
देवयानी:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootदेवयानी
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
उवाचsaid
उवाच:
TypeVerb
Rootवच्
FormPerfect, Third, Singular
स्तुवतःof (one) praising
स्तुवतः:
TypeVerb
Rootस्तु
FormMasculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular
दुहिताdaughter
दुहिता:
TypeNoun
Rootदुहितृ
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
अहम्I
अहम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअस्मद्
FormNominative, Singular
तेof you/your
ते:
TypeNoun
Rootयुष्मद्
FormGenitive, Singular
याचतःof (one) begging/asking
याचतः:
TypeVerb
Rootयाच्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular
प्रतिगृह्णतःof (one) accepting (alms)
प्रतिगृह्णतः:
TypeVerb
Rootप्रति-ग्रह्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular
स्तूयमानस्यof (one) being praised
स्तूयमानस्य:
TypeVerb
Rootस्तु
FormMasculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular
दुहिताdaughter
दुहिता:
TypeNoun
Rootदुहितृ
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
कथम्how
कथम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootकथम्
दासीmaidservant
दासी:
TypeNoun
Rootदासी
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
भविष्यसिyou will become
भविष्यसि:
TypeVerb
Rootभू
FormSimple Future, Second, Singular
Speaker
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Cross References
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes