Shloka 14

Agni’s Withdrawal to the Forest and Identification with Āṅgirasa (अग्न्याङ्गिरस-इतिहासः)

Devanagari script

त॑ सर्वभावोपगता पतिशुश्रूषणे रता । साध्वाचारा शचिर्दक्षा कुटुम्बस्य हितैषिणी

Transliteration

tāṁ sarvabhāvopagatāṁ patiśuśrūṣaṇe ratāṁ | sādhvācārāṁ śacīṁ dakṣāṁ kuṭumbasya hitaiṣiṇīm ||

Translation

Mārkaṇḍeya said: “She, having given herself wholly in mind and conduct, delighted in serving her husband—virtuous in behavior, pure and steadfast, capable in her duties, and ever seeking the welfare of the household.”

Word by Word

• सा: she
• सा: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• सर्वभावोपगता: having attained every disposition / fully devoted in all respects
• सर्वभावोपगता: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्वभावोपगत (उप-गम् + क्त)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• पतिशुश्रूषणे: in service to (her) husband
• पतिशुश्रूषणे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पतिशुश्रूषण
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• रता: engaged, devoted
• रता: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रत (रम् + क्त)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• साध्वी: virtuous, good
• साध्वी: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: साध्वी (साधु)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• आचारा: conduct (as her nature/character)
• आचारा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: आचार
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• शचिः: pure, modest (woman); purity/modesty
• शचिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: शचि
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• दक्षा: skilful, capable
• दक्षा: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दक्ष
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• कुटुम्बस्य: of the family/household
• कुटुम्बस्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुटुम्ब
• Form: Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• हितैषिणी: seeking the welfare (of), well-wishing
• हितैषिणी: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हितैषिन्
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

मार्कण्डेय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Mārkaṇḍeya