Shloka 4

Pūjya-namaskārya-prakaraṇa

On Those Worthy of Honor and Salutation

Devanagari script

शक्र उवाच चण्डालयोनौ जातेन नावाप्यं वै कथंचन । अन्यं काम॑ वृणीष्व त्वं मा वृथा तेडस्त्वयं श्रम:,इन्द्रने कहा--मतंग! चाण्डालकी योनिमें जन्म लेनेवालेको किसी तरह ब्राह्मणत्व नहीं मिल सकता; इसलिये तुम दूसरी कोई अभीष्ट वस्तु माँग लो। जिससे तुम्हारा यह परिश्रम व्यर्थ न जाय

Transliteration

śakra uvāca | caṇḍālayonau jātena na avāpyaṃ vai kathaṃcana | anyaṃ kāmaṃ vṛṇīṣva tvaṃ mā vṛthā te ’stu ayaṃ śramaḥ ||

Translation

Śakra said: “O Mataṅga, one who is born from a Caṇḍāla womb cannot, by any means, attain Brahminhood. Therefore choose some other desired boon, so that this effort of yours may not be wasted in vain.”

Word by Word

शक्रःŚakra (Indra)

उवाचsaid

चण्डालयोनौin a Caṇḍāla-womb/lineage

जातेनby one born (there)

नnot

अवाप्यम्attainable/obtainable

वैindeed

कथंचनin any way; at all

अन्यम्another (thing)

कामम्desired boon; wish

वृणीष्वchoose (you)

त्वम्you

माdo not

वृथाin vain; fruitlessly

तेyour

अस्तुlet it be

अयम्this

श्रमःeffort; toil

Speaker

शक्र उवाच

Characters & Entities

Śakra (Indra)

Mataṅga

Caṇḍāla

Brahminhood (brāhmaṇatva)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Sandhi Notes