Shloka 13

Adhyāya 76: Kuṇḍina-praveśaḥ, Bhīmena satkāraḥ, Ṛtuparṇa-kṣamā, Aśvahṛdaya-pratyarpanam

Nala’s Reception and Reconciliation

Devanagari script

साक्षाद्‌ देवानपाहाय वृतो य: स पुरा मया | अनुव्रतां साभिकामा पुत्रिणीं त्यक्तवान्‌ कथम्‌,“पहले स्वयंवरके समय साक्षात्‌ देवताओंको छोड़कर मैंने उनका वरण किया था। मैं उनकी अनुगत भक्त, निरन्तर उन्हें चाहनेवाली और पुत्रवती हूँ, तो भी उन्होंने कैसे मुझे त्याग दिया?

Transliteration

sākṣād devān apāhāya vṛto yaḥ sa purā mayā | anuvratāṃ sābhikāmāṃ putriṇīṃ tyaktavān katham ||

Translation

“Dahulu, pada saat svayaṃvara, aku memilih dia—bahkan dengan mengesampingkan para dewa yang hadir di hadapanku. Aku setia mengikutinya, selalu mendambakannya, dan aku ibu dari anak-anaknya; bagaimana mungkin ia meninggalkanku?”

Word by Word

• साक्षात्: directly, in person
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: साक्षात्

• देवान्: the gods
• देवान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• अपाहाय: having abandoned, leaving aside
• Type: Verb
• Root: अप + हा
• Form: Absolutive (Gerund), Parasmaipada/Active (usage)

• वृतः: chosen
• Type: Verb
• Root: वृत (ppp of √वृ ‘choose’)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular, Past passive participle

• यः: who
• यः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• पुरा: formerly, earlier
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुरा

• मया: by me
• मया: Karana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: Instrumental, Singular

• अनुव्रताम्: devoted, faithful (following his vow)
• अनुव्रताम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनुव्रता
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• साभिकामाम्: loving, full of desire/affection (towards him)
• साभिकामाम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स-अभिकामा
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• पुत्रिणीम्: having a son/children, mother
• पुत्रिणीम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुत्रिणी
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• त्यक्तवान्: has abandoned, left
• Type: Verb
• Root: त्यक्तवत् (from √त्यज्)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular, Perfect participle (क्तवत्), active sense

• कथम्: how?
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कथम्

Speaker

बृहदश्चव उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bṛhadaśva
• devas (gods)
• svayaṃvara (bride-choice ceremony)