Shloka 18

Gautama–Śakra Saṃvāda: Karma, Loka-bheda, and the Restoration of the Elephant

Devanagari script

गौतम उवाच मन्दाकिनी वैश्रवणस्य राज्ञो महाभागा भोगिजनप्रवेश्या । गंधर्वयक्षैरप्सरोभिश्व जुष्टा तत्र त्वाहं हस्तिनं यातयिष्ये

Transliteration

gautama uvāca mandākinī vaiśravaṇasya rājño mahābhāgā bhogijanapraveśyā | gandharvayakṣair apsarobhiś ca juṣṭā tatra tvāhaṃ hastinaṃ yātayiṣye ||

Translation

Gautama berkata: “Mandākinī, sungai yang amat mulia, berada di negeri Raja Vaiśravaṇa (Kubera), tempat yang dapat dimasuki kaum bhogin (naga). Ia senantiasa didatangi Gandharva, Yakṣa, dan Apsaras. Ke sanalah aku akan pergi dan memaksamu menyerahkan gajah itu.”

Word by Word

• गौतमः: Gautama
• गौतमः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: गौतम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• उवाच: said
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Perfect, 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• मन्दाकिनी: Mandākinī (river)
• मन्दाकिनी: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्दाकिनी
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• वैश्रवणस्य: of Vaiśravaṇa (Kubera)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैश्रवण
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• राज्ञः: of the king
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• महाभागा: very fortunate / illustrious
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महाभाग
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• भोगिजनप्रवेश्या: enterable (only) by serpent-folk
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भोगि-जन-प्रवेश्य
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• गन्धर्वयक्षैः: by Gandharvas and Yakṣas
• गन्धर्वयक्षैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: गन्धर्व-यक्ष
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• अप्सरोभिः: by Apsarases
• अप्सरोभिः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अप्सरस्
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Plural

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• जुष्टा: frequented / enjoyed
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जुष्
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular, Past passive participle (kta)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र

• त्वा: you
• त्वा: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: —, Accusative, Singular

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: —, Nominative, Singular

• हस्तिनम्: elephant
• हस्तिनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: हस्तिन्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• यातयिष्ये: I shall recover / make (it) be given back
• Type: Verb
• Root: यातय्
• Form: Future, 1st, Singular, Ātmanepada

Speaker

गौतम उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Gautama
• Mandākinī
• Vaiśravaṇa (Kubera)
• Gandharvas
• Yakṣas
• Apsarases
• Bhogijana (Nāgas/serpent-folk)
• Elephant