Shloka 32

ययातेर्वानप्रस्थतपःस्वर्गारोहणम् | Yayāti’s Vānaprastha Austerities and Ascent to Heaven

Devanagari script

ययातिरुवाच अधर्मो न स्पृशेदेष महान्‌ मामिह भार्गव | वर्णसंकरजो ब्रद्वान्निति त्वां प्रवृणोम्पहम्‌,ययाति बोले--भार्गव ब्रह्मन! मैं आपसे यह वर माँगता हूँ कि इस विवाहमें यह प्रत्यक्ष दीखनेवाला वर्णसंकरजनित महान्‌ अधर्म मेरा स्पर्श न करे

Transliteration

yayātir uvāca | adharmo na spṛśed eṣa mahān mām iha bhārgava | varṇasaṅkarajo brāhmaṇn iti tvāṃ pravṛṇomy aham ||

Translation

Yayāti said: “O Bhārgava, O brāhmaṇa! In this matter, may this great adharma—born of the visible danger of varṇa-mixture in this marriage—never touch me. This is the boon I choose from you.”

Word by Word

• ययातिः: Yayati
• ययातिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: ययाति
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• उवाच: said
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Perfect, 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• अधर्मः: unrighteousness, sin
• अधर्मः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अधर्म
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• स्पृशेत्: may touch
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्पृश्
• Form: Optative, 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• एषः: this
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• महान्: great
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• माम्: me
• माम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: Accusative, Singular

• इह: here, in this matter
• इह: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह

• भार्गव: O Bhargava
• Type: Noun
• Root: भार्गव
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• वर्णसंकरजः: born of varna-mixture
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वर्णसंकरज
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• ब्रुवन्: speaking
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू
• Form: शतृ (present active participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• इति: thus
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति

• त्वाम्: you
• त्वाम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: Accusative, Singular

• प्रवृणे: I choose (you) / I request
• Type: Verb
• Root: वृ (वृञ्)
• Form: Present, 1st, Singular, Atmanepada

• उपहम्: a boon (requested)
• उपहम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: उपहम
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

शुक्र उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Yayāti
• Bhārgava (Śukra)