Shloka 11

Omens and Consolation after Loss; Reaffirmation of the Saindhava Punishment Vow (उत्पात-दर्शनम्, आश्वासन-वाक्यानि, प्रतिज्ञा-स्थैर्यम्)

Devanagari script

भविता त्वेतदेवं हि नैतज्जात्वन्यथा भवेत्‌ | भव त्वनिन्दिता लोके कुरुष्व वचनं मम,यह बात इसी प्रकार होनेवाली है। इसमें कभी कोई परिवर्तन नहीं हो सकता। तू लोकमें निन्दित न हो, मेरी आज्ञाका पालन कर

Transliteration

bhavitā tv etad evaṁ hi naitaj jātvan anyathā bhavet | bhava tv aninditā loke kuruṣva vacanaṁ mama ||

Translation

Nārada said: “This will indeed happen exactly so; it can never turn out otherwise. Therefore, be one who is not blamed in the world—carry out my instruction.”

Word by Word

भविताwill be / is going to happen

तुbut / indeed

एतत्this

एवम्thus / in this way

हिindeed / for

नnot

एतत्this

जातुever / at any time

अन्यथाotherwise

भवेत्would be / could become

भवbe (you should be)

त्वम्you

अनिन्दिताblameless / not censured

लोकेin the world / among people

कुरुष्वdo / carry out

वचनम्word / command

ममmy

Speaker

नारद उवाच

Characters & Entities

Nārada

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Sandhi Notes