Shloka 22

Divodāsa–Mādhavī Saṃvāda: Pratardana-janma and Kanyā-niryātana (दिवोदास–माधवी संवादः / प्रतर्दन-जननम् / कन्या-निर्यातनम्)

Devanagari script

त्वय्येव तावत्‌ तिष्ठन्तु हया इत्युक्तवान्‌ द्विज: । प्रययौ कन्यया सार्ध दिवोदासं प्रजेश्वरम्‌

Transliteration

tvayy eva tāvat tiṣṭhantu hayā ity uktavān dvijaḥ | prayayau kanyayā sārdhaṁ divodāsaṁ prajeśvaram |

Translation

Disse Nārada: “Que os cavalos permaneçam contigo por enquanto”, disse o brāhmaṇa. Tendo falado assim, partiu com a donzela rumo ao rei Divodāsa, senhor do povo.

Word by Word

• त्वयि: in/with you
• त्वयि: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: त्वद्
• Form: —, Saptami, Ekavacana

• एव: indeed/only
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• तावत्: for the time being/so long
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तावत्

• तिष्ठन्तु: let (them) stay/remain
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (तिष्ठति)
• Form: Lot (Imperative/benedictive sense), Prathama, Bahuvacana, Parasmaipada

• हयाः: horses
• हयाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: हय
• Form: Pum, Prathama, Bahuvacana

• इति: thus
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति

• उक्तवान्: having said/said
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (उक्त)
• Form: Pum, Prathama, Ekavacana, क्तवतुँ (past active participle)

• द्विजः: the brahmin (twice-born)
• द्विजः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज
• Form: Pum, Prathama, Ekavacana

• प्रययौ: went/departed
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (प्र-या)
• Form: Lit (Perfect), Prathama, Ekavacana, Parasmaipada

• कन्यया: with the maiden/daughter
• कन्यया: Sahakari (Karana)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कन्या
• Form: Stri, Tritiya, Ekavacana

• सार्धम्: together with
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सार्धम्

• दिवोदासम्: Divodasa (name of the king)
• दिवोदासम्: Karma
• Type: Noun (Proper)
• Root: दिवोदास
• Form: Pum, Dvitiya, Ekavacana

• प्रजेश्वरम्: lord of subjects/sovereign
• प्रजेश्वरम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रजेश्वर
• Form: Pum, Dvitiya, Ekavacana

Speaker

नारद उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Nārada
• dvija (brāhmaṇa; contextually Galava)
• kanyā (maiden/princess)
• Divodāsa (king)
• hayāḥ (horses)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights ethical restraint and proper custodianship: valuable property (the horses) should be held in trust until the rightful occasion, reflecting dharma in transactions and royal–brahmin relations.

What is happening in the narrative?

A brāhmaṇa tells the king to keep the horses with him for now, then departs with the maiden to approach King Divodāsa, continuing the quest/arrangement involving the horses and the princess.