Shloka 4
अक्षद्यूतप्रवेशः — Kali’s Entry and the Initiation of the Dice-Contest
Devanagari script
यदि त्वं भजमानां मां प्रत्याख्यास्यसि मानद । विषमग्निं जल॑ं रज्जुमास्थास्ये तव कारणात्,“मानद! आपके चरणोंमें भक्ति रखनेवाली मुझ दासीको यदि आप स्वीकार नहीं करेंगे तो मैं आपके ही कारण विष, अग्नि, जल अथवा फाँसीको निमित्त बनाकर अपना प्राण त्याग दूँगी'
Transliteration
bṛhadaśva uvāca | yadi tvaṃ bhajamānāṃ māṃ pratyākhyāsyasi mānada | viṣam agniṃ jalaṃ rajjum āsthāsye tava kāraṇāt ||
Translation
Bṛhadaśva said: “O noble one, if you reject me though I am devoted to you, then because of you I will resort to poison, fire, water, or a noose, and give up my life.”
Word by Word
यदिif
यदि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयदि
त्वम्you
त्वम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootयुष्मद्
FormNominative, Singular
भजमानाम्worshipping/serving (me)
भजमानाम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootभज्
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
माम्me
माम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअस्मद्
FormAccusative, Singular
प्रत्याख्यास्यसिyou will reject/repudiate
प्रत्याख्यास्यसि:
TypeVerb
Rootप्रति-आ-ख्या
FormSimple Future (Luṭ), Second, Singular, Parasmaipada
मानदO giver of honor (honored one)
मानद:
TypeNoun
Rootमानद
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
विषम्poison
विषम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootविष
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
अग्निम्fire
अग्निम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
जलम्water
जलम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootजल
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
रज्जुम्rope (noose)
रज्जुम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootरज्जु
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
आस्थास्येI will resort to / take recourse to
आस्थास्ये:
TypeVerb
Rootआ-स्था
FormSimple Future (Luṭ), First, Singular, Ātmanepada
तवof you/your
तव:
TypeNoun
Rootयुष्मद्
FormGenitive, Singular
कारणात्because of; due to
कारणात्:
Apadana
TypeNoun
Rootकारण
FormNeuter, Ablative, Singular
Speaker
बृहदश्व उवाच
Characters & Entities
B
BṛhadaśvaM
mānada (addressed person, unnamed here)P
poison (viṣa)F
fire (agni)W
water (jala)R
rope/noose (rajjū)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes