Shloka 17

Āśramadharma and the Marks of the Muni

Yayāti–Aṣṭaka Saṃvāda

Devanagari script

पूरो प्रीतो5स्मि भद्रं ते गृहाणेदं स्‍्वयौवनम्‌ । राज्यं चेदं गृहाण त्वं त्वं हि मे प्रियकृत्‌ सुत:,'पूरो! तुम्हारा भला हो, मैं प्रसन्न हूँ। अपनी यह जवानी ले लो। साथ ही यह राज्य भी अपने अधिकारमें कर लो; क्योंकि तुम मेरा प्रिय करनेवाले पुत्र हो”

Transliteration

pūro prīto 'smi bhadraṃ te gṛhāṇedaṃ svayauvanam | rājyaṃ cedaṃ gṛhāṇa tvaṃ tvaṃ hi me priyakṛt sutaḥ ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: “Pūru, blessings upon you. I am pleased. Take back this youth of mine. And take this kingdom as well—rightfully assume it—for you are the son who has done what is dear to me.”

Word by Word

पूरोO Puru

प्रीतःpleased

अस्मिI am

भद्रम्good fortune / welfare

तेto you

गृहाणtake (receive)

इदम्this

स्वयौवनम्one's own youth

राज्यम्kingdom

चand

इदम्this

गृहाणtake (receive)

त्वम्you

हिindeed / for

मेof me / my

प्रियकृत्one who does what is dear (to me)

सुतःson

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Pūru

youth (yauvana)

kingdom (rājya)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Geographic Context

Sandhi Notes