Shloka 11

Devanagari script

उपस्थास्यति सा त्वां वै पूजयानवमन्य च । तस्याश्न शीलवृत्तेन तुष्टिं समुपयास्यसि

Transliteration

upasthāsyati sā tvāṃ vai pūjayānavamanya ca | tasyāśna śīlavṛttena tuṣṭiṃ samupayāsyasi ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: “She will surely attend upon you, honoring you without contempt. And by your own conduct—marked by good character and right living—you will attain her full satisfaction and goodwill.”

Word by Word

• उपस्थास्यति: will attend upon / will serve
• उपस्थास्यति: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप-स्था (धातु √स्था)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• सा: she
• सा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• त्वाम्: you
• त्वाम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: —, Accusative, Singular

• वै: indeed / surely
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै

• पूजया: with honor / by worship
• पूजया: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूजा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

• अनवमन्य: without disrespecting / not slighting
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अनवमन्य (अव्यय/कृदन्त-रूप; from अव-√मन्/मन् ‘to think, regard’ with negation)

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• तस्याः: of her
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Genitive, Singular

• अश्न: eat (you should partake)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अश् (धातु √अश् ‘to eat’)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), 2nd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• शीलवृत्तेन: by good conduct and behavior
• शीलवृत्तेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शीलवृत्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• तुष्टिम्: satisfaction / contentment
• तुष्टिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: तुष्टि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• समुपयास्यसि: you will attain / you will reach
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-उप-या (धातु √या)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), 2nd, Singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• she (unnamed female figure)
• you (unnamed addressee)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Respectful service and honor must be met with one’s own ethical conduct; lasting harmony and another’s goodwill are secured not merely by receiving service, but by maintaining śīla (virtue) and vṛtta (right behavior).

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana reassures an addressee that a woman will attend and honor him without disdain, and that through his own virtuous conduct he will win her satisfaction and favorable regard.