Shloka 73

Devanagari script

सअद्टावक्र उवाच सर्वा: स्वानालयान्‌ यान्तु एका मामुपतिष्ठतु

Transliteration

aṣṭāvakra uvāca sarvāḥ svān ālayān yāntu ekā mām upatiṣṭhatu

Translation

Aṣṭāvakra said: “Let everyone return to their own dwellings; let one person remain here and attend upon me.”

Word by Word

• स: he
• स: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अष्टावक्रः: Aṣṭāvakra
• अष्टावक्रः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अष्टावक्र
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• उवाच: said
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Perfect, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• सर्वाः: all (women/they all)
• सर्वाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural

• स्वान्: their own
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्व
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• आलयान्: abodes, homes
• आलयान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: आलय
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• यान्तु: let them go
• Type: Verb
• Root: या
• Form: Imperative, Third, Plural, Parasmaipada

• एका: one (woman/person)
• एका: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• माम्: me
• माम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: Accusative, Singular

• उपतिष्ठतु: let (her) attend/stand by
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप-स्था
• Form: Imperative, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

सअद्टावक्र उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Aṣṭāvakra

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse emphasizes orderly conduct and focused discipleship: the teacher dismisses the crowd and calls for a single attendant, suggesting that instruction and service require attention, restraint, and proper arrangement rather than commotion.

What is happening in the narrative?

Aṣṭāvakra issues a directive: everyone should go back to their own homes, while one person is asked to remain close and serve/stand by him, indicating a transition to a more private or concentrated exchange.