Shloka 44

Adhyaya 21 — Kuvalayashva’s Descent to Patala and the Rescue of Madalasa

Sanskrit

त्वन्तु को वा किमर्थं वा सम्प्राप्तोऽत्र महामते ।

देवो दैत्यो नु गन्धर्वः पन्नगः किन्नरोऽपि वा ॥

Transliteration

tvan tu ko vā kimarthaṃ vā samprāpto 'tra mahāmate | devo daityo nu gandharvaḥ pannagaḥ kinnaro 'pi vā ||

Translation

しかし汝は何者で、いかなる目的にてここへ来たのか、大いなる心の者よ。汝はデーヴァか、ダイティヤか、ガンダルヴァか、ナーガか、あるいはキンナラであるのか。

Speakers

• The addressed male (or another interlocutor) questions the visitor’s identity; exact speaker roles are not explicit in the excerpt

Key Themes

• Identity inquiry
• Non-human classes of beings
• Hospitality and caution