Shloka 20

Haryaśva’s Agreement with Gālava and the Birth of Vasumanā

Nārada’s narration

Devanagari script

तमुपागम्य विप्र: स हर्यश्वंं गालवोडब्रवीत्‌ । कन्येयं मम राजेन्द्र प्रसवैः: कुलवर्धिनी

Transliteration

tam upāgamya vipraḥ sa haryaśvaṃ gālavo ’bravīt | kanye ’yaṃ mama rājendra prasavaiḥ kulavardhinī |

Translation

Acercándose al rey Haryaśva, el brahmán Gálava dijo: «Oh señor de reyes, esta doncella mía acrecentará el linaje por medio de su descendencia. Acéptala como esposa pagando el precio nupcial. Primero declararé la suma debida por ella; al oírla, decide el curso de tu deber.»

Word by Word

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• उपागम्य: having approached
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप-गम्
• Form: ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral)

• विप्रः: the brahmin
• विप्रः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• हर्यश्वम्: Haryaśva
• हर्यश्वम्: Karma
• Type: ProperNoun
• Root: हर्यश्व
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• गालवः: Gālava
• गालवः: Karta
• Type: ProperNoun
• Root: गालव
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अब्रवीत्: said/spoke
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू
• Form: Imperfect (लङ्), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• कन्या: girl/daughter
• कन्या: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कन्या
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• इयम्: this
• इयम्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• मम: my/of me
• मम: Sampradana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: Genitive, Singular, 1st

• राजेन्द्र: O king of kings
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजेन्द्र
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• प्रसवैः: by offspring/through births
• प्रसवैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रसव
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• कुलवर्धिनी: increasing the lineage
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कुलवर्धिनी
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

नारद उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Nārada
• Gālava
• Haryaśva
• kanyā (the maiden/daughter)