Shloka 41

Aṣṭāvakra–Strī-saṃvāda: Dhṛti, hospitality, and a dispute on autonomy

Devanagari script

अथोपविष्टयोस्तत्र मणिभद्रपुरोगमा: । निषेदुस्तत्र कौबेरा यक्षगन्धर्वकिन्नरा:,जब कुबेर और अष्टावक्र दोनों वहाँ आरामसे बैठ गये तब कुबेरके सेवक मणिभद्र आदि यक्ष, गन्धर्व और किन्नर भी नीचे बैठ गये

Transliteration

athopaviṣṭayostatra maṇibhadrapurogamāḥ | niṣedustatra kauberā yakṣagandharvakinnarāḥ ||

Translation

Bhishma said: When Kubera and Aṣṭāvakra had seated themselves there at ease, Kubera’s attendants—led by Maṇibhadra—namely the Yakṣas, Gandharvas, and Kinnaras, also sat down nearby.

Word by Word

• अथ: then
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ

• उपविष्टयोः: of the two who were seated
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उपविष्ट (उप-√विश्)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Dual

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र

• मणिभद्रपुरोगमाः: having Maṇibhadra in front (led by Maṇibhadra)
• मणिभद्रपुरोगमाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मणिभद्र-पुरोगम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• निषेदुः: sat down
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि-√सद्
• Form: Perfect, 3rd, Plural

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र

• कौबेराः: Kubera's (attendants)
• कौबेराः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कौबेर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• यक्षगन्धर्वकिन्नराः: Yakṣas, Gandharvas, and Kinnaras
• यक्षगन्धर्वकिन्नराः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: यक्ष + गन्धर्व + किन्नर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhishma
• Kubera
• Aṣṭāvakra
• Maṇibhadra
• Yakṣas
• Gandharvas
• Kinnaras