Shloka 12

सगरोपाख्यानम् (Sagara-Upākhyāna): Śiva’s boon and the extraordinary birth of Sagara’s progeny

Devanagari script

मार्गमिच्छाम्यहं दत्त भवता पर्वतोत्तम | दक्षिणामभिगन्तास्मि दिशं कार्येण केनचित्‌,'पर्वतश्रेष्ठ! मैं किसी कार्यसे दक्षिण दिशाको जा रहा हूँ, मेरी इच्छा है, तुम मुझे मार्ग प्रदान करो

Transliteration

mārgam icchāmy ahaṃ datta bhavatā parvatottama | dakṣiṇām abhigantāsmi diśaṃ kāryeṇa kenacit ||

Translation

Lomaśa said: “O best of mountains, I seek a path to be granted by you. I am going toward the southern quarter on account of some duty; therefore, show me the way.”

Word by Word

• {'mārgam': 'path, route', 'icchāmi': 'I desire, I wish', 'aham': 'I', 'datta': 'grant (imperative sense: ‘give’/‘bestow’)', 'bhavatā': 'by you (instrumental

• respectful address)', 'parvatottama': 'O best of mountains', 'dakṣiṇām diśam': 'the southern direction/quarter', 'abhigantā asmi (abhigantāsmi)': 'I am going toward, I intend to reach', 'kāryeṇa': 'because of a task/duty/purpose', 'kenacit': 'by some (unspecified) [reason/task]'}

Speaker

लोमश उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Lomaśa
• Parvatottama (best of mountains)
• Dakṣiṇā diś (southern direction)