Shloka 22

कल्माषपाद-शाप-कारणम्

Cause of Kalmāṣapāda’s Niyoga under a Curse

Devanagari script

वसिष्ठ उवाच यैषा ते तपती नाम सावित्र्यवरजा सुता । तां त्वां संवरणस्यार्थे वरयामि विभावसो

Transliteration

Vasiṣṭha uvāca: yaiṣā te Tapatī nāma Sāvitrī-varajā sutā | tāṃ tvāṃ Saṃvaraṇasyārthe varayāmi Vibhāvaso ||

Translation

Vasiṣṭha dijo: «Oh Vibhāvasu, esa hija tuya llamada Tapatī, la hermana menor de Sāvitrī: a ella te la pido para que sea dada en matrimonio al rey Saṃvaraṇa.»

Word by Word

• वसिष्ठः: Vasiṣṭha (the sage)
• वसिष्ठः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसिष्ठ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• उवाच: said
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Perfect (Paroksha), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• या: she who
• या: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• एषा: this (woman)
• एषा: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद्
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• ते: of you/your
• ते: Sambandha
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: Genitive, Singular

• तपती: Tapatī (proper name)
• तपती: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपती
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• नाम: by name / named
• Type: Noun
• Root: नामन्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• सावित्र्यवरजा: the younger sister of Sāvitrī
• सावित्र्यवरजा: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सावित्री + अवरजा
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• सुता: daughter
• सुता: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुत
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• ताम्: her
• ताम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• त्वाम्: you
• त्वाम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: Accusative, Singular

• संवरणस्य: of Saṃvaraṇa
• संवरणस्य: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: संवरण
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• अर्थे: for the sake/purpose
• अर्थे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्थ
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• वरयामि: I choose / I ask (in marriage)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वृ
• Form: Present, Indicative, First, Singular, Parasmaipada

• विभावसो: O Vibhāvasu (Agni)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विभावसु
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

वसिष्ठ उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vasiṣṭha
• Tapatī
• Sāvitrī
• Vibhāvasu (Agni)
• Saṃvaraṇa

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights dharmic social order in which marriage alliances—especially royal ones—are pursued through proper mediation and respectful request, with a sage acting as an ethical intermediary rather than coercion.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vasiṣṭha approaches Vibhāvasu (Agni), identifies Tapatī as his daughter and Sāvitrī’s younger sister, and formally seeks her hand in marriage on behalf of King Saṃvaraṇa.