Shloka 7

Ādi Parva, Adhyāya 158 — Aṅgāraparṇa-saṃvāda and Gaṅgā-tīrtha Saṃghaṭṭa

Encounter at the Gaṅgā ford

Devanagari script

यदर्थमिष्यते भार्या प्राप्त: सो<र्थस्त्वया मयि | कन्या चैका कुमारश्न॒ कृताहमनृणा त्वया,जिस उद्देश्यसे पत्नीकी अभिलाषा की जाती है, आपने वह उद्देश्य मुझसे सिद्ध कर लिया है। एक पुत्री और एक पुत्र आपके द्वारा मेरे गर्भसे उत्पन्न हो चुके हैं। इस प्रकार आपने मुझे भी उऋण कर दिया है

Transliteration

yadartham iṣyate bhāryā prāptaḥ so 'rthas tvayā mayi | kanyā caikā kumāraś ca kṛtāham anṛṇā tvayā ||

Translation

The Brahmin says: “The very purpose for which one desires a wife has been fulfilled by you through me. From my womb a single daughter and a single son have been born by you. Thus you have also freed me from my debt (the obligation of progeny).”

Word by Word

• यत्: that which
• यत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• अर्थम्: purpose/aim
• अर्थम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्थ
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• इष्यते: is desired
• Type: Verb
• Root: इष्
• Form: Present, Third, Singular, Atmanepada, Active (Atmanepada usage)

• भार्या: wife
• भार्या: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भार्या
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• प्राप्तः: obtained/attained
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्राप्त
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सः: that (he/that one)
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अर्थः: purpose/aim
• अर्थः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्थ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: Karana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: Instrumental, Singular

• मयि: in me
• मयि: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: Locative, Singular

• कन्या: a daughter
• कन्या: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कन्या
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

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

• एका: one
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• कुमारः: a son/boy
• कुमारः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुमार
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• कृताः: made/produced (born)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृत
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

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

• अनृणा: free from debt/obligation
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनृण
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: Karana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: Instrumental, Singular

Speaker

ब्राह्मण उवाच

Characters & Entities

• ब्राह्मण (Brahmin speaker)
• भāryā (wife, as a social role)
• कन्या (daughter)
• कुमार (son)