Shloka 29

आदि पर्व — अध्याय ८३: ययाति-इन्द्र-संवादः तथा अष्टक-प्रश्नः

Yayāti–Indra Dialogue and Aṣṭaka’s Inquiry

Devanagari script

त्रयो5स्यां जनिता: पुत्रा राज्ञानेन ययातिना | दुर्भगाया मम द्वौ तु पुत्रौ तात ब्रवीमि ते,इन महाराज ययातिसे ही उसके तीन पुत्र हुए हैं, किंतु तात! मुझ भाग्यहीनाके दो ही पुत्र हुए हैं। यह मैं आपसे ठीक बता रही हूँ

Transliteration

trayo 'syāṁ janitāḥ putrā rājñānena yayātinā | durbhagāyā mama dvau tu putrau tāta bravīmi te ||

Translation

“King Yayāti has begotten three sons by this (woman). But as for me—unfortunate as I am—I have only two sons. Dear one, I tell you this truthfully.”

Word by Word

त्रयःthree

अस्याम्in her / in this (woman)

जनिताःfathers / begetters

पुत्राःsons

राज्ञाby the king

अनेनby this (one)

ययातिनाby Yayāti

दुर्भगायाःof the unfortunate (woman)

ममof me / my

द्वौtwo

तुbut

पुत्रौtwo sons

तातdear sir / father (vocative)

ब्रवीमिI say / I tell

तेto you

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Yayāti

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Geographic Context

Sandhi Notes