Shloka 38

Parṇāda’s Report; Bāhuka’s Counsel; Damayantī’s Strategic Svayaṃvara Message (अध्याय ६८)

Devanagari script

एतदिच्छाम्यहं श्रोतुं त्वत्त: सर्वमशेषत: । तत्त्वेन हि ममाचक्ष्व पृच्छन्त्या देवरूपिणीम्‌,“ब्रह्मन्‌! इस देवरूपिणी नारीके विषयमें यह सारा वृत्तान्त मैं पूर्णरूपसे सुनना चाहती हूँ। मैं जो कुछ पूछती हूँ, वह मुझे ठीक-ठीक बताओ”

Transliteration

etad icchāmy ahaṃ śrotuṃ tvattaḥ sarvam aśeṣataḥ | tattvena hi mamācakṣva pṛcchantyā devarūpiṇīm ||

Translation

Bṛhadaśva said: “I wish to hear all of this from you, completely and without omission. Tell me the truth of it clearly, for I am asking about that woman who bears a divine form.”

Word by Word

एतत्this (matter)

इच्छामिI wish/desire

अहम्I

श्रोतुम्to hear

त्वत्तःfrom you

सर्वम्all

अशेषतःcompletely, without remainder

तत्त्वेनin truth, truly

हिindeed, for

ममto me / of me

आचक्ष्वtell, explain

पृच्छन्त्याःof (me) who am asking

देवरूपिणीम्the divine-formed woman

Speaker

बृहृदश्च उवाच

Characters & Entities

ब

बृहदश्व (Bṛhadaśva)

द

देवरूपिणी नारी (a divine-formed woman)

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse foregrounds satya (truthfulness) and completeness in narration: when seeking understanding, one should ask clearly and the respondent should explain the matter fully and accurately (aśeṣataḥ, tattvena).

What is happening in the narrative?

Bṛhadaśva requests a complete and truthful account from the other speaker, specifically concerning a woman described as having a divine form, indicating a transition into a fuller disclosure of her identity and story.