Shloka 11

Devanagari script

सम्प्राप्तश्न भवानद्य कृतार्थ: प्रतियास्यति । विस्रब्धो मां द्विजश्रेष्ठ विषये योक्तुमहसि,द्विजश्रेष्ठ जब आप यहाँतक आ गये हैं, तब अब कृतार्थ होकर ही यहाँसे लौटेंगे; अतः बेखटके मुझे अपने अभीष्ट कार्यके साधनमें लगाइये

Transliteration

samprāptaś ca bhavān adya kṛtārthaḥ pratiyāsyati | visrabdho māṃ dvijaśreṣṭha viṣaye yoktum arhasi ||

Translation

“Now that you have reached this place today, you will return only after your purpose is fulfilled. Therefore, O best of twice-born, act without hesitation and employ me in the means to accomplish the task you desire.”

Word by Word

सम्प्राप्तःhaving arrived

नुindeed/now (emphatic particle)

भवान्you (honorific)

अद्यtoday/now

कृतार्थःsuccessful; having achieved the purpose

प्रतियास्यतिwill return/go back

विस्रब्धःconfident; without hesitation

माम्me

द्विजश्रेष्ठO best of the twice-born (brahmins)

विषयेin the matter/with regard to the task

योक्तुम्to yoke; to engage; to employ

अर्हसिyou ought/are fit (to)

Speaker

नाग उवाच

Characters & Entities

Nāga (serpent being; speaker)

Dvijaśreṣṭha (a brahmin addressee)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse emphasizes purposeful action supported by courage and trust: once a righteous seeker has come this far, he should not retreat until the aim is achieved, and he should accept appropriate help without fear or hesitation.

What is happening in the narrative?

A Nāga addresses a brahmin respectfully, assuring him that his journey will not be in vain and inviting him to confidently enlist the Nāga’s aid as an instrument for accomplishing the brahmin’s intended objective.