Shloka 17

स्वयंप्रभा

प्रश्नोत्तरम् / Svayamprabha Explains the Golden Forest and Questions the Vanaras

Devanagari script

मम प्रियसखी हेमा नृत्तगीतविशारदा।।4.51.17।।तया दत्तवरा चास्मि रक्षामि भवनोत्तमम्।

Transliteration

mama priyasakhī hemā nṛttagītaviśāradā | tayā dattavarā cāsmi rakṣāmi bhavanottamam ||

Translation

എന്റെ പ്രിയസഖിയായ ഹേമ നൃത്തത്തിലും ഗാനത്തിലും നിപുണയാണ്. അവൾ എനിക്ക് വരം നൽകിയതിനാൽ ഞാൻ ഈ ഉത്തമഭവനം കാത്തുരക്ഷിക്കുന്നു.

Word by Word

• मम: my
• मम: Sambandha/Genitive (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, षष्ठी (Gen. 6), एकवचन (sg.)

• प्रियसखी: dear friend
• प्रियसखी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रिय + सखी (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (f.), प्रथमा (Nom. 1), एकवचन (sg.); कर्मधारयः—प्रियः सखी

• हेमा: Hemā
• हेमा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हेमा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (f.), प्रथमा (Nom. 1), एकवचन (sg.)

• नृत्तगीतविशारदा: skilled in dance and song
• नृत्तगीतविशारदा: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नृत्त + गीत + विशारद (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (f.), प्रथमा (Nom. 1), एकवचन (sg.); तत्पुरुषः—नृत्ते च गीते च विशारदा (skilled in dance and song)

• तया: by her
• तया: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (f.), तृतीया (Instr. 3), एकवचन (sg.)

• दत्तवरा: (one) granted a boon
• दत्तवरा: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दा (धातु) + वर (प्रातिपदिक) (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (PPP) ‘दत्त’ + ‘वर’; स्त्रीलिङ्ग (f.), प्रथमा (Nom. 1), एकवचन (sg.); अर्थः—वरः दत्तः यस्यै/या

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• अस्मि: I am
• अस्मि: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Pres.), उत्तमपुरुष (1st), एकवचन (sg.), परस्मैपद

• रक्षामि: I guard
• रक्षामि: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: रक्ष् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Pres.), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• भवनोत्तमम्: the best dwelling
• भवनोत्तमम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भवन + उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (n.), द्वितीया (Acc. 2), एकवचन (sg.); कर्मधारयः—उत्तमं भवनम्

Context

'Hema, well-versed in dance and music is a fast friend to me. She granted a boon (that none can resist me) and gave this house of which I am the care-taker.

Characters & Entities

• Svayaṃprabhā
• Hēmā
• vara (boon)

FAQs

What is the core ethical principle (Dharma) in this verse?

Dharma includes loyalty and duty sustained by rightful authorization: friendship is acknowledged, but it culminates in responsible guardianship rather than self-serving use of power.

What is the narrative situation?

Svayaṃprabhā explains her relationship with Hēmā and why she has the capacity and mandate to protect the mansion.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Faithfulness—steadfastness to a entrusted role, supported by transparent truth about how that authority was obtained.