Shloka 4

दधीच्यास्थिवज्रनिर्माणोपाख्यानम् | The Forging of the Vajra from Dadhīca’s Bones

Devanagari script

अगस्त्य उवाच वित्तार्थिनमनुप्राप्तं विद्धि मां पृथिवीपते । यथाशवक्त्यविहिंस्यान्यान्‌ संविभागं प्रयच्छ मे,तब अगस्त्यजीने कहा--पृथ्वीपते! आपको मालूम होना चाहिये कि मैं धन माँगनेके लिये आपके यहाँ आया हूँ। दूसरे प्राणियोंको कष्ट न देते हुए यथाशक्ति अपने धनका जितना अंश मुझे दे सकें, दे दें

Transliteration

agastya uvāca

vittārthinam anuprāptaṁ viddhi māṁ pṛthivīpate |

yathāśavakty avihiṁsyānyān saṁvibhāgaṁ prayaccha me ||

Translation

Agastya said: “O lord of the earth, know that I have come to you seeking wealth. Without causing harm to other living beings, grant me—according to your ability—a fair share from your resources.”

Word by Word

अगस्त्यःAgastya

उवाचsaid

वित्तार्थिनम्one seeking wealth

अनुप्राप्तम्arrived, having come

विद्धिknow (you should know)

माम्me

पृथिवीपतेO lord of the earth (king)

यथाas, according to

शक्तिin (your) ability; according to capacity

अविहिंस्यnot harming, without injuring (having refrained from harming)

अन्यान्others

संविभागम्a share; distribution/portion

प्रयच्छgive, bestow

मेto me

Speaker

अगस्त्य उवाच

Characters & Entities

Agastya

Pṛthivīpati (the king addressed)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Geographic Context

Sandhi Notes