Shloka 21

Haryaśva’s Agreement with Gālava and the Birth of Vasumanā

Nārada’s narration

Devanagari script

इयं शुल्केन भार्यार्थ हर्यश्व प्रतिगृह्मताम्‌ शुल्कं ते कीर्तयिष्यामि तच्छूत्वा सम्प्रधार्यताम्‌

Transliteration

iyaṁ śulkena bhāryārtha haryaśva pratigṛhṇatām | śulkaṁ te kīrtayiṣyāmi tac chrutvā sampradhāryatām ||

Translation

Nārada dijo: «Oh Haryaśva, acepta a esta doncella por esposa pagando el precio nupcial. Primero te declararé cuál es ese precio; al oírlo, decide con plena deliberación lo que debes hacer».

Word by Word

• इयम्: this (woman/maiden)
• इयम्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• शुल्केन: with a bride-price
• शुल्केन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुल्क
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• भार्यार्थ: for (making her) a wife
• भार्यार्थ: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भार्य + अर्थ
• Form: Masculine, Dative, Singular

• हर्यश्व: O Haryashva
• Type: Noun
• Root: हर्यश्व
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• प्रतिगृह्यताम्: let her be accepted / accept (her)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रति-ग्रह्
• Form: Imperative, 3rd, Singular, Atmanepada

• शुल्कम्: the bride-price
• शुल्कम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुल्क
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• ते: to you
• ते: Sampradana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: Dative, Singular

• कीर्तयिष्यामि: I shall state/declare
• Type: Verb
• Root: कीर्तय् (कृ caus.)
• Form: Future, 1st, Singular, Parasmaipada

• तत्: that (it)
• तत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive), Parasmaipada

• सम्प्रधार्यताम्: let it be considered/decided
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-प्र-धृ
• Form: Imperative, 3rd, Singular, Atmanepada

Speaker

नारद उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Nārada
• Haryaśva
• the maiden (kanyā)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse emphasizes dharmic decision-making: before undertaking a socially weighty act like marriage, one should hear the conditions clearly and then choose with careful reflection (sampradhāraṇā), rather than acting impulsively.

What is happening in the narrative?

Nārada addresses King Haryaśva, offering a maiden in marriage on the condition of a specified śulka (bride-price). He announces that he will state the required payment first, and urges the king to decide only after hearing and considering it.