Shloka 7

Skanda–Mātṛgaṇa-janma: Kumārakāḥ, Kanyāgaṇāḥ, and the Vīrāṣṭaka (स्कन्द-मातृगण-सम्भवः)

Devanagari script

प्रसादश्च॒ कृतस्तेन ममैव द्विपदां वर । शरं चोद्धृतवानस्मि तस्य वै द्विजसत्तम

Transliteration

prasādaś ca kṛtas tena mamaiva dvipadāṃ vara | śaraṃ coddhṛtavān asmi tasya vai dvijasattama ||

Translation

The hunter said: “O best among men, he showed me a gracious favor indeed; and, O foremost of Brahmins, I have also drawn out the arrow that belonged to him.”

Word by Word

• प्रसादः: favor, grace
• प्रसादः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रसाद
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• कृतः: done, made
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ
• Form: kta (past passive participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तेन: by him/that (one)
• तेन: Karana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• मम: of me, my
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: Genitive, Singular

• एव: indeed, just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• द्विपदाम्: of the two-footed (women/people)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विपद
• Form: Feminine, Genitive, Plural

• वर: O best/excellent one
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• शरम्: arrow
• शरम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: शर
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• उद्धृतवान्: has pulled out, extracted
• Type: Verb
• Root: उद्-हृ
• Form: क्तवतु (perfective past active participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अस्मि: I am
• अस्मि: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस्
• Form: Present (Lat), First, Singular

• तस्य: of him/that
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• वै: indeed, surely
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै

• द्विजसत्तम: O best of Brahmins (twice-born)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज-सत्तम
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

व्याध उवाच

Characters & Entities

• vyādha (hunter)
• dvija-sattama (addressed Brahmin)
• dvipadāṃ vara (addressed man)
• śara (arrow)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights ethical humility and gratitude: the speaker acknowledges a kindness received (prasāda) and reports responsible action (removing the arrow), showing that dharma includes truthful reporting, respect in address, and recognition of another’s benevolence.

What is happening in the narrative?

In a dialogue where the hunter (vyādha) speaks to a respected interlocutor (addressed as dvijasattama/dvipadāṃ vara), he states that someone has shown him favor and that he has extracted that person’s arrow—indicating a prior incident involving an arrow and its removal.