Shloka 14

Rāma–Jāmadagnya-janma-kāraṇa and Kṣatra-kṣaya

Paraśurāma’s origins and the depletion/restoration of kṣatriya lineages

Devanagari script

चरुद्धयं गृहीत्वा च राजन्‌ सत्यवती तदा । भर्तुर्वाक्यं तदाव्यग्रा मात्रे हृष्टा न्यवेदयत्‌,राजन्‌! उस समय सत्यवती वह दोनों चरु लेकर शान्तभावसे माताके पास गयी और बड़े हर्षके साथ पतिकी कही हुई बातको उससे निवेदित किया

Transliteration

caru-dvayaṁ gṛhītvā ca rājan satyavatī tadā | bhartur vākyaṁ tadāvyagrā mātre hṛṣṭā nyavedayat ||

Translation

Ó Rei, tomando nas mãos as duas porções do mingau sacrificial (caru), Satyavatī foi então, serenamente, até sua mãe. Com alegria e sem distração, transmitiu-lhe a mensagem dita por seu esposo—com clareza de dever e respeito familiar.

Word by Word

• चरू: the two oblations (charu)
• चरू: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: चरु
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Dual

• उभौ: both
• उभौ: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उभ
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Dual

• गृहीत्वा: having taken
• Type: Verb
• Root: ग्रह्
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral), Non-finite

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• राजन्: O king
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• सत्यवती: Satyavatī
• सत्यवती: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्यवती
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• तदा: then
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा

• भर्तुः: of (her) husband
• Type: Noun
• Root: भर्तृ
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• वाक्यम्: the statement/words
• वाक्यम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाक्य
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• तदा: at that time
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा

• अव्यग्रा: unagitated, composed
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अव्यग्र
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• मात्रे: to (her) mother
• मात्रे: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: मातृ
• Form: Feminine, Dative, Singular

• हृष्टा: delighted
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हृष्ट
• Form: क्त (past participle used adjectivally), Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• न्यवेदयत्: she informed/related
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि + वेद्
• Form: लङ् (imperfect), Parasmaipada, 3, Singular

Speaker

वायुदेव उवाच

Characters & Entities

• वायुदेव (Vāyudeva)
• सत्यवती (Satyavatī)
• माता (mother)
• भर्ता (husband)
• चरु (caru)