Shloka 8

नियोगप्रसङ्गः — The Niyoga Episode: Births of Dhṛtarāṣṭra, Pāṇḍu, and Vidura

Devanagari script

दक्षस्य दुहिता या तु सुरभीत्यभिशब्दिता | गां प्रजाता तु सा देवी कश्यपाद्‌ भरतर्षभ,महाराज! दक्ष प्रजापतिकी पुत्रीने, जो देवी सुरभि नामसे विख्यात है, कश्यपजीके सहवाससे एक गौको जन्म दिया

Transliteration

dakṣasya duhitā yā tu surabhīty abhiśabditā | gāṁ prajātā tu sā devī kaśyapād bharatarṣabha ||

Translation

Oh toro entre los Bhāratas, la hija de Dakṣa, célebre con el nombre de Surabhī, engendró una vaca por su unión con Kaśyapa.

Word by Word

दक्षस्यof Daksha

दुहिताdaughter

याwho

तुbut/indeed

सुरभीSurabhi

इतिthus (quotative)

अभिशब्दिताcalled/known (as)

गाम्a cow

प्रजाताgave birth to / bore

तुindeed

साshe

देवीthe goddess

कश्यपात्from Kashyapa

भरतर्षभO bull among the Bharatas

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Dakṣa

Surabhī

Kaśyapa

Cow (Go)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Sandhi Notes