Shloka 17

ययातिः शर्मिष्ठायाः ऋतुप्रार्थनां धर्मसंवादं च शृणोति

Yayāti and Śarmiṣṭhā: request in ṛtu and discourse on truth and dharma

Devanagari script

कच उवाच गुरुपुत्रीति कृत्वाहं प्रत्याचक्षे न दोषत: । गुरुणा चाननुज्ञात: काममेवं शपस्व माम्‌,कचने कहा--देवयानी! गुरुपुत्री समझकर ही मैंने तुम्हारे अनुरोधको टाल दिया है; तुममें कोई दोष देखकर नहीं। गुरुजीने भी इसके विषयमें मुझे कोई आज्ञा नहीं दी है। तुम्हारी जैसी इच्छा हो, मुझे शाप दे दो

Transliteration

kaca uvāca guruputrīti kṛtvāhaṃ pratyācakṣe na doṣataḥ | guruṇā cānanujñātaḥ kāmam evaṃ śapasva mām ||

Translation

Kacha said: “I refused your request only because I regarded you as my teacher’s daughter—not because I found any fault in you. Nor have I been given permission by my guru in this matter. Therefore, if you so desire, curse me as you wish.”

Word by Word

• [{'term': 'guruputrī', 'definition': 'the guru’s daughter

• a figure to be treated with filial respect'}, {'term': 'kṛtvā', 'definition': 'having made/considered (as)

• taking (someone) to be'}, {'term': 'pratyācakṣe', 'definition': 'I refuse

• I turn back (a request)'}, {'term': 'doṣataḥ', 'definition': 'due to fault

• from (seeing) a defect'}, {'term': 'ananujñātaḥ', 'definition': 'not permitted

• not authorized'}, {'term': 'kāmam', 'definition': 'as you please

• at your pleasure'}, {'term': 'śapasva', 'definition': 'curse (me)! (imperative, 2nd person singular)'}, {'term': 'mām', 'definition': 'me'}]

Speaker

कच उवाच

Characters & Entities

• कच (Kaca)
• देवयानी (Devayānī)
• गुरु (Śukra/Śukrācārya, implied)