Shloka 11

Śāṃtanu’s Ideal Rule; Devavrata’s Return; The Satyavatī Marriage Condition and Bhīṣma’s Vow (आदि पर्व, अध्याय ९४)

Devanagari script

ययातिरुवाच यदर्हों5हं तद्‌ यतध्व॑ं सन्त: सत्याभिनन्दिन: । अहं तन्नाभिजानामि यत्‌ कृतं न मया पुरा,ययाति बोले--मैं जिसके योग्य हूँ, उसीके लिये यत्न करो; क्योंकि साधु पुरुष सत्यका ही अभिनन्दन करते हैं। मैंने पूर्वकालमें जो कर्म नहीं किया, उसे अब भी करनेयोग्य नहीं समझता

Translation

Yayāti disse: “Ó homens santos, que aplaudis a verdade, empenhai-vos naquilo que me é devido. O que não fiz outrora, também agora não considero que deva fazer.”

Word by Word

ययातिःYayati

उवाचsaid

यत्what/that which

अर्हःworthy/deserving

अहम्I

तत्that (thing)

यतध्वम्strive/endeavor

सन्तःgood people/the virtuous

सत्याभिनन्दिनःthose who approve/rejoice in truth

अहम्I

तत्that (thing)

नnot

अभिजानामिI know/recognize

यत्what/that which

कृतम्done

नnot

मयाby me

पुराformerly/before

Speaker

अष्टक उवाच

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes