Shloka 10

धन-निरुक्ति तथा गालवस्य गुरुदक्षिणा-प्रसङ्गः

Etymology of Wealth and the Gurudakṣiṇā Predicament of Gālava

Devanagari script

सो<हं भगवती याचे प्रणत: प्रियकाम्यया । मयैतन्नाम प्रध्यातं मनसा शोचता किल,“अतः मैं भगवती शाण्डिलीके चरणोंमें पड़कर यह प्रार्थना करता हूँ कि मैंने अपने चिन्तनशील मनके द्वारा आपका प्रिय करनेकी इच्छासे ही यह बात सोची है

Transliteration

so ’haṁ bhagavatīṁ yāce praṇataḥ priyakāmyayā | mayaitannāma pradhyātaṁ manasā śocatā kila ||

Translation

ଏହେତୁ, ପ୍ରିୟ କରିବାର ଇଚ୍ଛାରେ, ପ୍ରଣାମ କରି ମୁଁ ସେଇ ଭଗବତୀଙ୍କୁ ଯାଚନା କରୁଛି। ସତ୍ୟକଥା, ଶୋକାକୁଳ ମନରେ ମୁଁ ଏହି କଥାକୁ (ଏବଂ ଆପଣଙ୍କ ନାମକୁ) ଧ୍ୟାନ କରିଥିଲି।

Word by Word

• सः: he/that (I)
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: Nominative, Singular

• भगवतीम्: the revered lady/goddess
• भगवतीम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवती
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• याचे: I beg/request
• Type: Verb
• Root: याच्
• Form: Present, Indicative, First, Singular, Parasmaipada

• प्रणतः: bowed down, prostrate
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र-नम् (प्रणत)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• प्रियकाम्यया: with the desire to please (you)
• प्रियकाम्यया: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रियकाम्या
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

• मया: by me
• मया: Karana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: Instrumental, Singular

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• नाम: name
• नाम: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: नामन्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• प्रध्यातम्: meditated upon, contemplated
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-ध्यै (प्रध्यात)
• Form: Past, Participial (PPP), Neuter, Accusative, Singular, Passive

• मनसा: with the mind
• मनसा: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस्
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• शोचता: grieving, sorrowing
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुच् (शोचत्)
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• किल: indeed, as is said
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: किल

Speaker

नारद उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Nārada
• Bhagavatī (the revered goddess)
• Śāṇḍilīkā (as per the provided contextual gloss)