Shloka 20
चित्रसेन-समागमः / The Engagement with Citrasena and the Gandharvas
Devanagari script
प्रणयं प्रतिसंहृत्य निधायात्मानमात्मनि । शुश्रूषुर्निरहंमाना पतीनां चित्तरक्षिणी,अपनी इच्छाओंका दमन करके मनको अपने-आपमें ही समेटे हुए केवल सेवाकी इच्छासे ही अपने पतियोंका मन रखती हूँ। अहंकार और अभिमानको अपने पास नहीं फटकने देती
Transliteration
praṇayaṃ pratisaṃhṛtya nidhāyātmānam ātmani | śuśrūṣur nirahaṃmānā patīnāṃ cittarakṣiṇī ||
Translation
Vaiśampāyana said: “Having restrained my personal desires and gathered my mind back into the Self, I remain intent only on service—free from ego and self-importance—guarding and sustaining the hearts of my husbands.”
Word by Word
प्रणयम्affection, love
प्रणयम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootप्रणय
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
प्रतिसंहृत्यhaving withdrawn/restrained
प्रतिसंहृत्य:
TypeVerb
Rootप्रतिसंहृ (धातु: हृ, उपसर्ग: प्रति+सम्)
Formक्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage), non-finite
निधायhaving placed/fixed
निधाय:
TypeVerb
Rootनि-धा (धातु: धा, उपसर्ग: नि)
Formक्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage), non-finite
आत्मानम्self, mind (oneself)
आत्मानम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootआत्मन्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
आत्मनिin the self
आत्मनि:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootआत्मन्
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
शुश्रूषुःdesirous of serving/attending
शुश्रूषुः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootशुश्रूषु (from desiderative of √श्रु, ‘to listen/attend’)
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
निरहंमानाfree from ego/pride
निरहंमाना:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootनिरहंमान (निर् + अहंमान)
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
पतीनाम्of (my) husbands
पतीनाम्:
Shesha (Genitive relation)
TypeNoun
Rootपति
FormMasculine, Genitive, Plural
चित्तरक्षिणीprotecting/guarding the mind (of them)
चित्तरक्षिणी:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootचित्त-रक्षिणी
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
Speaker
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Characters & Entities
V
VaiśampāyanaVerse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Sandhi Notes