Shloka 3

Uttaṅka’s Petition for Madayantī’s Divine Earrings (Maṇikuṇḍala) — Agreement, Proof, and Vigilance

Devanagari script

सर्वेषामृषिपुत्राणामेष आसीन्मनोरथ: । औत्तड़कीं गुरुवृत्तिं वै प्राप्तुयामेति भारत,भरतनन्दन! जब वे गुरुकुलमें रहते थे, उन दिनों सभी ऋषिकुमारोंके मनमें यह अभिलाषा होती थी कि हमें भी उत्तंकके समान गुरुभक्ति प्राप्त हो

Transliteration

sarveṣām ṛṣiputrāṇām eṣa āsīn manorathaḥ | auttaṅkīṁ guruvṛttiṁ vai prāptuyāmeti bhārata bharatanandana ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana disse: “Este era o desejo acalentado no coração de todos os filhos dos rishis: ‘Ó Bhārata, deleite dos Bharatas, que nós também alcancemos aquela mesma conduta de devoção ao mestre que pertencia a Uttaṅka.’”

Word by Word

सर्वेषाम्of all

ऋषि-पुत्राणाम्of the sages' sons (young ascetics)

एषःthis

आसीत्was

मनोरथःwish, desire

औत्तङ्कीम्like (that) of Uttanka / pertaining to Uttanka

गुरु-वृत्तिम्conduct/attitude toward the teacher (guru-devotion)

वैindeed

प्राप्तुम्to obtain

यामwe would go / we would strive (toward)

इतिthus

भारतO Bharata

भरत-नन्दनO descendant/son of Bharata

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Bhārata (addressee)

Bharatanandana (addressee)

Uttaṅka

Ṛ

ṛṣiputrāḥ (sons of sages)

guru (teacher)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Geographic Context

Sandhi Notes