Shloka 27
Akṛtavraṇa’s Account Begins: Gādhi–Satyavatī–Ṛcīka and the Bhārgava Lineage Prelude
Devanagari script
सहस्र॑ं वाजिनामेकं शुल्कार्थ मे प्रदीयताम् तस्मै प्रादात् सहस््न॑ं वै वाजिनां वरुणस्तदा
Transliteration
sahasraṁ vājinām ekaṁ śulkārthaṁ me pradīyatām | tasmai prādāt sahasraṁ vai vājināṁ varuṇas tadā ||
Translation
Akṛtavraṇa said, “Let a thousand horses be given to me as the śulka, the bride-price.” Thereupon Varuṇa, at that time, indeed granted him a thousand horses. Thus is it shown that even worldly compacts—here, the formal price bound to marriage—are fulfilled through divine patronage, and that a demand once pledged and accepted is met without deceit.
Word by Word
सहस्रम्a thousand
सहस्रम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootसहस्र
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
वाजिनाम्of horses
वाजिनाम्:
TypeNoun
Rootवाजिन्
FormMasculine, Genitive, Plural
एकम्one (set/lot)
एकम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootएक
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
शुल्कार्थम्for the purpose of the fee/price
शुल्कार्थम्:
TypeNoun
Rootशुल्कार्थ
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
मेof me / my
मे:
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
FormGenitive, Singular
प्रदीयताम्let it be given
प्रदीयताम्:
TypeVerb
Rootप्र-दा
FormImperative, Third, Singular, Atmanepada, Passive
तस्मैto him
तस्मै:
Sampradana
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Dative, Singular
प्रादात्gave
प्रादात्:
TypeVerb
Rootप्र-दा
FormPerfect (Periphrastic/Reduplicated past usage in epic), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada, Active
सहस्रम्a thousand
सहस्रम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootसहस्र
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
वैindeed
वै:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवै
वाजिनाम्of horses
वाजिनाम्:
TypeNoun
Rootवाजिन्
FormMasculine, Genitive, Plural
वरुणःVaruṇa
वरुणः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootवरुण
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
तदाthen
तदा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतदा
Speaker
अकृतव्रण उवाच
Characters & Entities
A
AkṛtavraṇaV
VaruṇaV
vājin (horses)Ś
śulka (bride-price)Sandhi Notes