Shloka 18
Mātali’s Proposal for Guṇakeśī and Sumukha’s Audience with Indra
Devanagari script
कण्व उवाच मातलिस्त्वेकमव्यग्र: सततं संनिरीक्ष्य वै पप्रच्छ नारदं तत्र प्रीतिमानिव चाभवत्,कण्व मुनि कहते हैं--राजन! तब मातलि स्थिरतापूर्वक एक नागका निरन्तर निरीक्षण करके प्रसन्न-से हो उठे और उन्होंने नारदजीसे पूछा
Transliteration
kaṇva uvāca | mātalis tv ekam avyagraḥ satataṃ saṃnirīkṣya vai papraccha nāradaṃ tatra prītimān iva cābhavat |
Translation
Kaṇva said: Then Mātali, remaining undistracted, kept steadily observing a certain nāga. Becoming as though delighted, he there questioned Nārada—his curiosity and satisfaction suggesting that what he saw carried meaning beyond mere appearance.
Word by Word
कण्वःKanva
कण्वः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootकण्व
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
उवाचsaid
उवाच:
TypeVerb
Rootवच्
FormPerfect, 3, Singular, Parasmaipada
मातलिःMatali
मातलिः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootमातलि
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
तुbut/and then
तु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु
एकम्one (single)
एकम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootएक
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
अव्यग्रःundistracted, attentive
अव्यग्रः:
TypeAdjective
Rootअव्यग्र
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
सततम्constantly
सततम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसतत
संनिरीक्ष्यhaving closely observed
संनिरीक्ष्य:
TypeVerb
Rootसम्-नि-ईक्ष्
FormAbsolutive (Gerund), Parasmaipada (usage)
वैindeed
वै:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवै
पप्रच्छasked
पप्रच्छ:
TypeVerb
Rootप्र-छ् (पृच्छ्)
FormPerfect, 3, Singular, Parasmaipada
नारदम्Narada
नारदम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootनारद
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
तत्रthere
तत्र:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतत्र
प्रीतिमान्pleased, delighted
प्रीतिमान्:
TypeAdjective
Rootप्रीतिमत्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
इवas if
इव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
अभवत्became/was
अभवत्:
TypeVerb
Rootभू
FormImperfect, 3, Singular, Parasmaipada
Speaker
कण्व उवाच
Characters & Entities
K
KaṇvaM
MātaliN
NāradaN
NāgaVerse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Sandhi Notes