Shloka 74

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

Devanagari script

ततः प्रदक्षिणीकृत्य कन्यास्तास्तमृषिं तदा

Transliteration

tataḥ pradakṣiṇīkṛtya kanyās tāstam ṛṣiṃ tadā

Translation

Then those maidens respectfully circumambulated that sage, honoring him in accordance with proper conduct.

Word by Word

• ततः: then, thereafter
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततस्
• Form: Avyaya (ablatival adverb: 'from that/thereupon')

• प्रदक्षिणीकृत्य: having circumambulated (reverentially)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रदक्षिणीकृ (धातु: कृ)
• Form: Absolutive (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय), indeclinable; 'having made pradakṣiṇā'

• कन्याः: the maidens
• कन्याः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कन्या
• Form: Feminine, nominative, plural

• ताः: those (they)
• ताः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Feminine, nominative, plural

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, accusative, singular

• ऋषिम्: the sage
• ऋषिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषि
• Form: Masculine, accusative, singular

• तदा: at that time, then
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा
• Form: Avyaya (temporal adverb)

Speaker

सअद्टावक्र उवाच

Characters & Entities

• kanyāḥ (maidens)
• ṛṣi (sage)