Shloka 11

Description of Cyavana’s Austerity and Enjoyment

Devanagari script

पत्यभिप्रायमालक्ष्य वाचमूचे नृपात्मजा । दत्तं मे चक्षुषी पत्युर्यदि तुष्टौ युवां सुरौ

Transliteration

patyabhiprāyamālakṣya vācamūce nṛpātmajā | dattaṃ me cakṣuṣī patyuryadi tuṣṭau yuvāṃ surau

Translation

Devant l’intention de son époux, la fille du roi déclara : «Si vous deux, ô dieux, êtes satisfaits, accordez-moi les yeux de mon mari».

Word by Word

• पत्य: of the husband
• पत्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन (समासाङ्ग) — 'of (her) husband'

• अभिप्रायम्: intention
• अभिप्रायम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अभिप्राय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन — 'intention'

• आलक्ष्य: having noticed
• आलक्ष्य: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ + लक्ष् (धातु) + ल्यप्
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (ल्यप्) — 'having noticed'

• वाचम्: words
• वाचम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाच् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन — 'speech/words'

• ऊचे: spoke
• ऊचे: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन, आत्मनेपद — 'said/spoke'

• नृप: of the king
• नृप: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन (समासाङ्ग) — 'of the king'

• आत्मजा: the king's daughter
• आत्मजा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आत्मज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन — षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: नृपस्य आत्मजा

• दत्तम्: given
• दत्तम्: Kriya (Predicate participle)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु) + क्त
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त) नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन — 'given' (elliptic predicate: 'has been given')

• मे: to me
• मे: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी/चतुर्थी एकवचन (enclitic) — 'to me/for me'

• चक्षुषी: (my) two eyes
• चक्षुषी: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चक्षुस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), द्विवचन — 'two eyes'

• पत्युः: of (my) husband
• पत्युः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन — 'of the husband'

• यदि: if
• यदि: Sambandha (Condition marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदि (अव्यय)
• Form: शर्तार्थक अव्यय — conditional conjunction

• तुष्टौ: pleased
• तुष्टौ: Visheshana (Adjectival)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तुष्ट (प्रातिपदिक; √तुष् + क्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, द्विवचन — 'pleased'

• युवाम्: you two
• युवाम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), द्विवचन — 'you two'

• सुरौ: two gods
• सुरौ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), द्विवचन — 'two gods'

Speaker

nṛpātmajā (the king’s daughter)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: karuna

Secondary Rasa: vira

Geographic Context

Type: forest

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: पत्यभिप्रायम् = पत्युः/पत्य + अभिप्रायम्; अभिप्रायमालक्ष्य = अभिप्रायम् + आलक्ष्य; वाचमूचे = वाचम् + ऊचे; नृपात्मजा = नृप + आत्मजा (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष); पत्युर्यदि = पत्युः + यदि

FAQs

Who is speaking in this verse and what is being requested?

The speaker is the king’s daughter (nṛpātmajā). She asks two gods to grant her the eyes of her husband as a boon.

What ethical or devotional theme is emphasized here?

The verse highlights steadfast loyalty and selfless concern for a spouse, framing the request as a dharmic, compassionate act rather than personal gain.

Why are “two gods” (surau) addressed in dual form?

The dual grammar (surau, yuvām, tuṣṭau) indicates that two divine beings are present in the narrative context, and the boon is sought jointly from both.