Shloka 11
Upamanyu’s Tapas, Shiva’s Indra-Form Test, and the Bestowal of Kshiroda and Gaṇapatya
Devanagari script
दुःखिता सा तदा प्राह सम्प्रेक्ष्याघ्राय मूर्धनि संमार्ज्य नेत्रे पुत्रस्य कराभ्यां कमलायते
Transliteration
duḥkhitā sā tadā prāha samprekṣyāghrāya mūrdhani saṃmārjya netre putrasya karābhyāṃ kamalāyate
Translation
तब वह दुःखिता बोली—पुत्र को ध्यान से देखकर, उसके मस्तक को सूँघकर, और दोनों हाथों से उसके नेत्र पोंछकर, उन्हें कमल-सा खिला दिया।
Word by Word
duḥkhitāsorrow-stricken
duḥkhitā:
sāshe
sā:
tadāthen
tadā:
prāhasaid/spoke
prāha:
samprekṣyahaving looked closely
samprekṣya:
āghrāyahaving smelled
āghrāya:
mūrdhanion the head
mūrdhani:
saṃmārjyahaving wiped/cleansed
saṃmārjya:
netrethe two eyes
netre:
putrasyaof (her) son
putrasya:
karābhyāmwith (her) two hands
karābhyām:
kamalāyatebecomes lotus-like/opens like a lotus
kamalāyate:
Speaker
Suta (narrating the episode to the sages; the verse depicts the mother’s action as she begins to speak)