Shloka 3

Sāvitrī’s Report and Nārada’s Prognosis (सावित्र्याख्यान—सत्यवान्-गुणवर्णनं तथा अल्पायुषः पूर्वसूचना)

Devanagari script

मार्कण्डेय उवाच जातपुत्रो दशरथ: प्रीतिमानभवन्नूप । क्रियारतिर्धर्मरत: सततं वृद्धसेविता

Transliteration

mārkaṇḍeya uvāca | jātaputro daśarathaḥ prītimān abhavan nṛpa | kriyāratiḥ dharmarataḥ satataṁ vṛddhasevitā ||

Translation

Mārkaṇḍeya said: “O king, when his sons were born, Daśaratha became filled with joy. He was ever devoted to righteous action, steadfast in dharma, and continually engaged in serving and honoring the elders.”

Word by Word

• मार्कण्डेयः: Markandeya
• मार्कण्डेयः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: मार्कण्डेय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• उवाच: said
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Perfect, 3rd, Singular

• जातपुत्रः: having sons born / whose sons were born
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जातपुत्र
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• दशरथः: Dasharatha
• दशरथः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: दशरथ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• प्रीतिमान्: joyful, delighted
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रीतिमत्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अभवत्: became, was
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू
• Form: Imperfect, 3rd, Singular

• नृप: O king
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृप
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• क्रियारतिः: delighting in (proper) actions/rites
• Type: Adjective
• Root: क्रियारति
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• धर्मरतः: devoted to dharma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धर्मरत
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सततम्: always, continually
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सततम्

• वृद्धसेविता: one who serves elders
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वृद्धसेवितृ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

मार्कण्डेय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Mārkaṇḍeya
• Daśaratha
• nṛpa (the king being addressed)