Shloka 32

Araṇi Lost to the Deer: Pāṇḍavas Pursue to Preserve Agnihotra (अरणी-हरण प्रसङ्गः)

Devanagari script

राजोवाच पुत्रि प्रदानकालस्ते न च कश्चिद्‌ वृणोति माम्‌ । स्वयमन्विच्छ भर्तारें गुणै: सदृशमात्मन:,राजा बोले--बेटी! अब किसी वरके साथ तेरा ब्याह कर देनेका समय आ गया है, परंतु (तेरे तेजसे प्रतिहत हो जानेके कारण) कोई भी मुझसे तुझे माँग नहीं रहा है। इसलिये तू स्वयं ही ऐसे वरकी खोज कर ले जो गुणोंमें तेरे समान हो

Transliteration

rājovāca putri pradānakālas te na ca kaścid vṛṇoti mām | svayam anviccha bhartāraṁ guṇaiḥ sadṛśam ātmanaḥ ||

Translation

The king said: “Daughter, the time has come for me to give you in marriage, yet no one comes forward to seek you from me. Therefore, you yourself should search for a husband who matches you in virtues.”

Word by Word

राजाthe king

उवाचsaid

पुत्रिO daughter

प्रदानकालःthe time for giving (in marriage)

तेof you/your

नnot

चand

कश्चित्anyone

वृणोतिchooses/asks (for marriage)

माम्me

स्वयम्yourself

अन्विच्छseek, look for

भर्तारम्a husband

गुणैःby qualities; in qualities

सदृशम्similar, equal

आत्मनःto yourself; of yourself

Speaker

मार्कण्डेय उवाच

Characters & Entities

र

राजा (the king)

प

पुत्री (the daughter)

भ

भर्ता/भर्तारम् (husband)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Geographic Context

Sandhi Notes