Shloka 21

Aṣṭāvakra–Kahoda Upākhyāna: Śvetaketu’s Āśrama, Sarasvatī, and the Origin of Aṣṭāvakra

Devanagari script

राजोवाच राष्ट्र शिबीनामृद्धं वै ददानि तव खेचर । यं वा कामयसे कामं॑ श्येन सर्व ददानि ते,राजाने कहा--विहंगम! मैं शिविदेशका समृद्धिशाली राज्य तुम्हें सौंप दूँगा, और भी जिस वस्तुकी तुम्हें इच्छा होगी वह सब दे सकता हूँ

Transliteration

rājovāca rāṣṭraṃ śibīnām ṛddhaṃ vai dadāni tava khecara | yaṃ vā kāmayase kāmaṃ śyena sarvaṃ dadāni te ||

Translation

王は言った。「おお、天空を翔ける鳥よ！我が繁栄するシビ（Śibi）の国を、まことに汝に授けよう。あるいは汝が望むいかなる願いでもよい、鷹シュイェーナ（Śyena）よ――すべてを汝に与えよう。」

Word by Word

• राजा: the king
• राजा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• उवाच: said
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Perfect, 3, Singular, Parasmaipada

• राष्ट्रम्: kingdom, realm
• राष्ट्रम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: राष्ट्र
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• शिबीनाम्: of the Śibis
• शिबीनाम्: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिबि
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• ऋद्धम्: prosperous, rich
• ऋद्धम्: Visheshana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ऋद्ध
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

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

• ददानि: I give / I will give
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा
• Form: Present, 1, Singular, Parasmaipada

• तव: to you / for you
• तव: Sampradana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: —, Genitive, Singular

• खेचर: O sky-goer (bird)
• खेचर: Sambodhana
• Type: Noun
• Root: खेचर
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• यम्: which / whom
• यम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• वा: or
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा

• कामयसे: you desire
• Type: Verb
• Root: कम् (कामय)
• Form: Present, 2, Singular, Atmanepada

• कामम्: wish, desired object
• कामम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: काम
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• श्येन: O hawk
• श्येन: Sambodhana
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्येन
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• सर्वम्: everything
• सर्वम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• ददानि: I give / I will give
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा
• Form: Present, 1, Singular, Parasmaipada

• ते: to you
• ते: Sampradana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: —, Dative, Singular

Speaker

श्येन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• rājā (the king, identified in context as Śibi)
• śyena (hawk)
• śibi-rāṣṭra (realm of the Śibis)