Shloka 8
Upamanyu’s Tapas, Shiva’s Indra-Form Test, and the Bestowal of Kshiroda and Gaṇapatya
Devanagari script
उञ्छवृत्त्यार्जितान् बीजान् स्वयं पिष्ट्वा च सा तदा बीजपिष्टं तदालोड्य तोयेन कलभाषिणी
Transliteration
uñchavṛttyārjitān bījān svayaṃ piṣṭvā ca sā tadā bījapiṣṭaṃ tadāloḍya toyena kalabhāṣiṇī
Translation
उञ्छवृत्ति से बटोरे हुए अन्न-बीजों को उस मधुरवाणी ने स्वयं पीसा। फिर जल मिलाकर उस पिष्ट को गूँथकर, पति (शिव) के अनुशासनयुक्त तप के भाव से भोग-आहार हेतु तैयार किया।
Word by Word
uñcha-vṛttyāby the livelihood of gleaning
uñcha-vṛttyā:
arjitānobtained/earned
arjitān:
bījāngrains/seeds
bījān:
svayamherself
svayam:
piṣṭvāhaving ground/pounded
piṣṭvā:
caand
ca:
sāshe
sā:
tadāthen
tadā:
bīja-piṣṭampaste/flour of the grains
bīja-piṣṭam:
tatthat
tat:
āloḍyahaving mixed/stirred
āloḍya:
toyenawith water
toyena:
kalabhāṣiṇīsweet-voiced woman (lit. one who speaks like a young elephant/softly)
kalabhāṣiṇī:
Speaker
Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)