Shloka 1
अहल्याशापवर्णनम्
The Account of Ahalyā’s Curse and the Deserted Hermitage near Mithilā
Devanagari script
पृष्ट्वा तु कुशलं तत्र परस्परसमागमे।कथान्ते सुमतिर्वाक्यं व्याजहार महामुनिम्।।।।
Transliteration
pṛṣṭvā tu kuśalaṃ tatra parasparasamāgame | kathānte sumatir vākyaṃ vyājahāra mahāmunim ||
Translation
ထိုနေရာ၌ အပြန်အလှန်တွေ့ဆုံကာ အချင်းချင်း ကျန်းမာချမ်းသာမှုကို မေးမြန်းပြီးနောက် စကားဝိုင်းအဆုံးတွင် စုမတီသည် မဟာမုနိအား ဤစကားကို ပြောကြား하였다။
Word by Word
imauthese two
imau:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootidam (इदम् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative), द्विवचन (Dual); सर्वनाम
kumārautwo youths/princes
kumārau:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootkumāra (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, द्विवचन; 'imau' इत्यस्य समानाधिकरण
bhadramauspiciousness, welfare
bhadram:
Prayojana/Āśīḥ (आशीः/प्रयोजन)
TypeNoun
Rootbhadra (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom/Acc), एकवचन; आशीर्वाद-प्रयोगः (benedictive expression)
teto you
te:
Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
TypeNoun
Rootyusmad (युष्मद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formचतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative/4th), एकवचन; enclitic
devatulyaparākramauhaving prowess equal to the gods
devatulyaparākramau:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootdeva (प्रातिपदिक) + tulya (प्रातिपदिक) + parākrama (प्रातिपदिक)
Formबहुपद-तत्पुरुष-समास (deva-tulya: ‘equal to gods’ + parākrama: ‘prowess’); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, द्विवचन; विशेषण of 'kumārau'
gaja-siṃha-gatīhaving the gait of an elephant and a lion
gaja-siṃha-gatī:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootgaja (प्रातिपदिक) + siṃha (प्रातिपदिक) + gati (प्रातिपदिक)
Formद्वन्द्व-समास (gaja+siṃha) + तत्पुरुष (gati); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, द्विवचन; विशेषण
vīrauheroic
vīrau:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootvīra (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, द्विवचन; विशेषण
śārdūla-vṛṣabha-upamauresembling a tiger and a bull
śārdūla-vṛṣabha-upamau:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootśārdūla (प्रातिपदिक) + vṛṣabha (प्रातिपदिक) + upama (प्रातिपदिक)
Formद्वन्द्व-समास (śārdūla+vṛṣabha) + तत्पुरुष (upama: ‘like’); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, द्विवचन; विशेषण
padma-patra-viśāla-akṣauhaving large eyes like lotus petals
padma-patra-viśāla-akṣau:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootpadma (प्रातिपदिक) + patra (प्रातिपदिक) + viśāla (प्रातिपदिक) + akṣi (प्रातिपदिक)
Formतत्पुरुष-समास (padma-patra: ‘lotus-petal’) + कर्मधारय (viśāla-akṣi: ‘large-eyed’); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, द्विवचन; विशेषण
khaḍga-tūṇībearing sword(s) and quiver(s)
khaḍga-tūṇī:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootkhaḍga (प्रातिपदिक) + tūṇī (प्रातिपदिक)
Formद्वन्द्व-समास (sword and quiver); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, द्विवचन; विशेषण
dhanur-dharaubow-bearers
dhanur-dharau:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootdhanus (प्रातिपदिक) + dhara (प्रातिपदिक)
Formतत्पुरुष-समास (‘bow-bearing’); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, द्विवचन; विशेषण
aśvinauthe Aśvins
aśvinau:
Upamāna (उपमान)
TypeNoun
Rootaśvin (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, द्विवचन; उपमान (standard of comparison)
ivalike
iva:
Upamā (उपमा-सूचक)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootiva (अव्यय)
Formउपमा-अव्यय (comparative particle)
rūpeṇain appearance/beauty
rūpeṇa:
Karaṇa (करण)
TypeNoun
Rootrūpa (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन
samupasthita-yauvanauhaving attained youth
samupasthita-yauvanau:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootsam + upa + sthā (स्था धातु) + yauvana (प्रातिपदिक)
Formतत्पुरुष-समास; ‘samupasthita’ = क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle: ‘attained/arrived at’) + ‘yauvana’; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, द्विवचन; विशेषण
yadṛcchayāby chance, of their own accord
yadṛcchayā:
Kriyāviśeṣaṇa/Karaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/करण)
TypeNoun
Rootyadṛcchā (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instrumental), एकवचन; manner
evaindeed
eva:
Sambandha/Emphasis (अवधारण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rooteva (अव्यय)
Formअवधारण-अव्यय (emphasis)
gāmthe earth
gām:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootgo (गो प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन
prāptauhave reached
prāptau:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootpra + ā + pad (पद् धातु)
Formक्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle; ‘having reached’), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, द्विवचन; मुख्य-वाक्ये विधेयवत्
devalokātfrom the world of the gods
devalokāt:
Apādāna (अपादान)
TypeNoun
Rootdevaloka (प्रातिपदिक)
Formतत्पुरुष-समास (deva+loka); पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/5th), एकवचन
ivaas if, like
iva:
Upamā (उपमा-सूचक)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootiva (अव्यय)
Formउपमा-अव्यय
amarautwo immortals (gods)
amarau:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootamara (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, द्विवचन; 'imau' इत्यस्य समानाधिकरण
kathamhow
katham:
Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootkatham (अव्यय)
Formप्रश्न-अव्यय (interrogative adverb)
padbhyāmby (their) feet, on foot
padbhyām:
Karaṇa (करण)
TypeNoun
Rootpad (पद् प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instrumental), द्विवचन; ‘on foot’ (instrumental of means)
ihahere
iha:
Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootiha (अव्यय)
Formदेश-अव्यय (adverb: here)
prāptauhave come/reached
prāptau:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootpra + ā + pad (पद् धातु)
Formक्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, द्विवचन; पुनरुक्त-प्रश्न (repeated for emphasis)
kimarthamfor what purpose
kimartham:
Prayojana (प्रयोजन)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootkim (किम् सर्वनाम) + artha (प्रातिपदिक)
Formअव्ययीभाव-समास; प्रश्न-अव्यय (interrogative: for what purpose)
kasyaof whom, whose
kasya:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootkim (किम् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formषष्ठी (Genitive), एकवचन; interrogative pronoun
vāor
vā:
Sambandha/Alternative (विकल्प)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootvā (अव्यय)
Formविकल्प-अव्यय (disjunctive particle: or)
muneO sage
mune:
Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
TypeNoun
Rootmuni (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन
Context
Getting together they enquired one another's health. And then Sumati spoke to the great ascetic (Viswamitra).
Characters & Entities
S
SumatiV
VishvamitraFAQs
Dharmic conduct in conversation: greeting, asking welfare, and speaking at the proper time to a worthy person reflects social and spiritual propriety.
A new chapter begins: after courteous exchanges, Sumati addresses Viśvāmitra, signaling a transition to the next request or topic.
Courtesy and restraint—speech is framed by concern for others’ well-being and respectful timing.