Shloka 4

नियोगप्रसङ्गः — The Niyoga Episode: Births of Dhṛtarāṣṭra, Pāṇḍu, and Vidura

Devanagari script

वैशम्पायन उवाच एवमुक्ता तदा गड़ा राजानमिदमतब्रवीत्‌ | भर्तरें जाह्नवी देवी शान्तनुं पुरुषर्षभ,वैशम्पायनजी कहते हैं--नरश्रेष्ठ जनमेजय! अपने पति राजा शान्तनुके इस प्रकार पूछनेपर जह्लुपुत्री गंगादेवीने उनसे इस प्रकार कहा

Transliteration

Vaiśampāyana uvāca—evam uktā tadā Gaṅgā rājānam idam abravīt | bhartāraṃ Jāhnavī devī Śāntanuṃ puruṣarṣabha ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: Thus addressed at that time, the goddess Gaṅgā—known as Jāhnavī—spoke these words to her husband, King Śāntanu, O best of men. The narrative turns to Gaṅgā’s reply, framed within marital duty and the king’s rightful questioning, setting the ethical tone for what she is about to disclose.

Word by Word

• वैशम्पायनः: Vaiśampāyana
• वैशम्पायनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैशम्पायन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• एवम्: thus
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम्

• उक्ता: having been addressed / spoken to
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वच्
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular, Past passive participle (kta)

• तदा: then
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा

• गङ्गा: Gaṅgā
• गङ्गा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: गङ्गा
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• राजानम्: the king
• राजानम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• अतत्: that (not this) / that very (emphatic contrast)
• अतत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अतद्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• अब्रवीत्: said / spoke
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू
• Form: Imperfect, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• भर्तरम्: husband
• भर्तरम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: भर्तृ
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• जाह्नवी: Jāhnavī (Gaṅgā, daughter of Jahnu)
• जाह्नवी: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: जाह्नवी
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• देवी: the goddess
• देवी: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• शान्तनुम्: Śāntanu
• शान्तनुम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: शान्तनु
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• पुरुषर्षभ: O bull among men (best of men)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरुष-ऋषभ
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Gaṅgā (Jāhnavī)
• Śāntanu
• Janamejaya