Shloka 21
Kuvalāśva’s Lineage and Uttaṅka’s Petition concerning Dhundhu (धुन्धु-प्रसङ्गः)
Devanagari script
दृष्टवैव च तां तस्याश्न तीरे सहैव तया देव्याडवातिष्ठत्,“उसे देखकर वे अपनी रानीके साथ उसीके तटपर खड़े हुए
Transliteration
dṛṣṭvaiva ca tāṃ tasyāś ca tīre sahaiva tayā devyā tiṣṭhat
Translation
ಅವಳನ್ನು ಅಲ್ಲಿ ಕಂಡ ತಕ್ಷಣ ರಾಜನು ತನ್ನ ರಾಣಿಯೊಡನೆ ಸೇರಿ ಆ ತೀರದಲ್ಲೇ ನಿಂತನು।
Word by Word
दृष्ट्वाhaving seen
दृष्ट्वा:
TypeVerb
Rootदृश्
Formक्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), परस्मैपद-प्रयोग (gerund, voice-neutral)
एवindeed/just
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
ताम्her/that (woman)
ताम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
तस्याःof her
तस्याः:
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormFeminine, Genitive, Singular
तीरेon the bank/shore
तीरे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootतीर
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
सहtogether/with
सह:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसह
एवindeed/just
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
तयाwith her/by her
तया:
Karana
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormFeminine, Instrumental, Singular
देव्याःof the queen/lady
देव्याः:
TypeNoun
Rootदेवी
FormFeminine, Genitive, Singular
उदकात्from the water
उदकात्:
Apadana
TypeNoun
Rootउदक
FormNeuter, Ablative, Singular
अतिष्ठत्stood/remained
अतिष्ठत्:
TypeVerb
Rootस्था
Formलङ् (imperfect), परस्मैपद, Third, Singular
Speaker
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Characters & Entities
V
VaiśaṃpāyanaD
devī (queen)T
tīra (riverbank/shore)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights maryādā (propriety) and self-restraint in conduct: even upon seeing someone significant, a ruler pauses and acts with decorum, mindful of context and companionship (here, the queen).
Vaiśaṃpāyana narrates that, upon seeing the woman, the king stops on the riverbank and stands there together with his queen, marking a moment of poised attention before the next action or dialogue.