Shloka 11

Adhiratha-Rādhā Discover the Casket; Vasuṣeṇa (Karṇa) is Adopted and Formed

Devanagari script

मामासाद्य पतिं भद्दे न त्वं राक्षसवेश्मनि । जरां व्रजेथा इति मे निहतो5सौ निशाचर:,“भद्रे! मुझ-जैसे पतिको पाकर तुम्हें वृद्धावस्थातक किसी राक्षसके घरमें न रहना पड़े, यही सोचकर मैंने उस निशाचरका वध किया है

Transliteration

mām āsādya patiṁ bhadre na tvaṁ rākṣasaveśmani | jarāṁ vrajethā iti me nihato 'sau niśācaraḥ ||

Translation

Markandeya said: “O noble lady, having obtained a husband like me, you should not have to remain in a rākṣasa’s house until old age. With that very thought, I have slain that night-roaming demon.”

Word by Word

• माम्: me
• माम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अहम्
• Form: common, accusative, singular

• आसाद्य: having approached/obtained
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-√सद्
• Form: ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), parasmaipada (usage), non-finite

• पतिम्: husband
• पतिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पति
• Form: masculine, accusative, singular

• भद्रे: O auspicious one / dear lady
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भद्र
• Form: feminine, vocative, singular

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: common, nominative, singular

• राक्षस-वेश्मनि: in a demon’s house
• राक्षस-वेश्मनि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: राक्षस + वेश्मन्
• Form: neuter, locative, singular

• जराम्: old age
• जराम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: जरा
• Form: feminine, accusative, singular

• व्रजेथाः: might go/should go (reach)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √व्रज्
• Form: vidhi-lin (optative), 2nd, singular, parasmaipada, active

• इति: thus
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति

• मे: of me / my
• Type: Noun
• Root: अहम्
• Form: common, genitive, singular

• निहतः: killed/slain
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि-√हन्
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), masculine, nominative, singular

• असौ: that (one)
• असौ: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: असद् (pronoun: असौ)
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• निशाचरः: night-roamer; demon
• निशाचरः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: निशा + चर
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

Speaker

मार्कण्डेय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Markandeya
• a rākṣasa (niśācara)
• rākṣasa dwelling/house (rākṣasaveśman)