Shloka 23

Vṛddha-kanyā-carita and Balarāma’s Kurukṣetra Inquiry (वृद्धकन्या-चरितम् / कुरुक्षेत्रफल-प्रश्नः)

Devanagari script

पुण्याभ्यश्व सरिद्धयस्त्वं सदा पुण्यतमा शुभे

Transliteration

puṇyābhyāśva sariddhayas tvaṃ sadā puṇyatamā śubhe

Translation

Wahai wanita yang membawa keberkahan, engkau senantiasa paling penuh kebajikan; bahkan kedekatanmu pun menganugerahkan kesucian dan kesejahteraan, laksana sungai-sungai suci yang menyucikan.

Word by Word

• पुण्याभिः: by/with meritorious (things/acts)
• पुण्याभिः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुण्य
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Plural

• अश्व: O horse
• अश्व: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अश्व
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• सरिद्धयः: river-successes / prosperities like rivers (i.e., abundant prosperities)
• सरिद्धयः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सरिद्धि
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: —, Nominative, Singular

• सदा: always
• सदा: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा
• Form: true

• पुण्यतमा: most meritorious / very auspicious
• पुण्यतमा: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुण्यतम
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• शुभे: O auspicious one
• शुभे: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ
• Form: Feminine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana