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Shloka 9

शृङ्गिशापः—तक्षककाश्यपसंवादः (Śṛṅgī’s Curse and the Takṣaka–Kāśyapa Dialogue)

प्रतिग्रहीता तामस्मि न भरेयं च यामहम्‌ । एवंविधमहं कुर्या निवेशं प्राप्तुयां यदि । अन्यथा न करिष्ये5हं सत्यमेतत्‌ पितामहा:,(परंतु इसके लिये एक शर्त होगी--) “यदि मैं कभी अपने ही जैसे नामवाली कुमारी कन्या पाऊँगा, उसमें भी जो भिक्षाकी भाँति बिना माँगे स्वयं ही विवाहके लिये प्रस्तुत हो जायगी और जिसके पालन-पोषणका भार मुझपर न होगा, उसीका मैं पाणिग्रहण करूँगा।” यदि ऐसा विवाह मुझे सुलभ हो जाय तो कर लूँगा, अन्यथा विवाह करूँगा ही नहीं। पितामहो! यह मेरा सत्य निश्चय है

pratigrahītā tām asmi na bhareyaṃ ca yām aham | evaṃvidham ahaṃ kuryā niveśaṃ prāptuyāṃ yadi | anyathā na kariṣye'haṃ satyam etat pitāmahāḥ ||

Dijo Takṣaka: «Estoy dispuesto a aceptar su mano, pero no cargaré con el peso de mantener a una esposa. Sólo entraría en un matrimonio así si llegara a obtener una doncella de mi mismo nombre y condición: una que, como una limosna no solicitada, se ofrezca por sí misma para casarse, sin que se le pida, y cuyo sustento no recaiga sobre mí. Si tal unión se presenta, me casaré; si no, no me casaré en absoluto. Abuelo, ésta es la verdad de mi resolución».

प्रतिग्रहीताreceiver/acceptor (of her)
प्रतिग्रहीता:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootप्रतिग्रहितृ (प्रति + √ग्रह्)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
ताम्her
ताम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
अस्मिI am
अस्मि:
TypeVerb
Root√अस्
FormPresent, 1st, Singular
not
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
भरेयम्I should bear/support
भरेयम्:
TypeVerb
Root√भृ
FormOptative (Vidhi-lin), 1st, Singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
याम्whom
याम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
अहम्I
अहम्:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootअहम्
FormNominative, Singular
एवंविधम्of this kind/such
एवंविधम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootएवंविध
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
अहम्I
अहम्:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootअहम्
FormNominative, Singular
कुर्याम्I would do
कुर्याम्:
TypeVerb
Root√कृ
FormOptative (Vidhi-lin), 1st, Singular
निवेशम्marriage/settlement (household establishment)
निवेशम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootनिवेश
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
प्राप्तुयाम्to obtain/attain
प्राप्तुयाम्:
TypeVerb
Rootप्र + √आप् (प्राप्तुम्)
FormInfinitive (Tumun) with sandhi-variant spelling, Parasmaipada (sense)
यदिif
यदि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयदि
अन्यथाotherwise
अन्यथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअन्यथा
not
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
करिष्येI will do
करिष्ये:
TypeVerb
Root√कृ
FormFuture (Lṛṭ), 1st, Singular
अहम्I
अहम्:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootअहम्
FormNominative, Singular
सत्यम्truth
सत्यम्:
TypeNoun
Rootसत्य
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
एतत्this
एतत्:
TypePronoun
Rootएतद्
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
पितामहाःO grandfather
पितामहाः:
TypeNoun
Rootपितामह
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular

तक्षक उवाच

T
Takṣaka

Educational Q&A

The verse foregrounds the ethical weight of a vow (satya) and the responsibilities implied by marriage: accepting a relationship while refusing its obligations is presented as a firm personal resolve, highlighting tensions between desire, duty, and truthfulness.

Takṣaka addresses an elder (“grandfather”) and states conditions under which he would agree to marry: only if a suitable maiden presents herself without solicitation and without imposing maintenance obligations; otherwise he will remain unmarried, asserting this as his truthful decision.