Shloka 40

ब्राह्मणपूजायां व्युष्टिः — Vyuṣṭi (Merit-Outcome) of Honoring Brāhmaṇas: Kṛṣṇa and Durvāsā

Devanagari script

तस्यामृतनिकाशस्य वाड्मधोरस्ति मे स्पृहा । भवद्धिः कथितस्येह तपोवननिवासिभि:,आपलोग तपोवनमें निवास करनेवाले हैं, इस जगत्‌में आपके द्वारा कथित अमृतके समान मधुर वचन सुननेकी इच्छा मुझे सदा बनी रहती है

Transliteration

tasyāmṛtanikāśasya vāṅmadhor asti me spṛhā | bhavadbhiḥ kathitasyeha tapovanani-vāsibhiḥ ||

Translation

Yo anhelo siempre vuestra palabra, dulce como el néctar. Puesto que moráis aquí, como habitantes de este bosque de austeridad, deseo oír en este mismo mundo las palabras, semejantes al amrita, que vosotros pronunciáis.

Word by Word

• तस्य: of that (speech/one)
• तस्य: Sambandha
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• अमृत-निकाशस्य: of (that which is) like nectar
• अमृत-निकाशस्य: Visheshana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अमृत-निकाश
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• वाक्-मधोः: of the honey of speech (sweet words)
• वाक्-मधोः: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाक्-मधु
• Form: Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• अस्ति: is
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस्
• Form: Present, Third, Singular

• मे: of me / my
• मे: Sambandha
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: Genitive, Singular

• स्पृहा: desire, longing
• स्पृहा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्पृहा
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• भवद्भिः: by you (all)
• भवद्भिः: Karana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: भवत्
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• कथितस्य: of what is spoken/told
• कथितस्य: Sambandha
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कथित
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• इह: here, in this world
• इह: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह

• तपोवन-निवासिभिः: by the dwellers of the penance-forest (hermitage)
• तपोवन-निवासिभिः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपोवन-निवासिन्
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

Speaker

वायुदेव उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vāyudeva (Wind-god)
• tapovana (forest hermitage)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse elevates the ethical value of wise, truthful, and spiritually grounded speech: words spoken by ascetics and dharma-oriented persons are compared to nectar, and cultivating longing for such discourse is itself a mark of reverence and moral aspiration.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vāyudeva addresses the hermitage-dwellers (tapo-vananivāsins), expressing his continuing desire to hear their nectar-sweet words—indicating respect for their tapas and for the instruction or narration they provide.