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Shloka 15

तदनन्तर जब एक वर्ष पूरा हो गया और पृथाके प्रति वात्सल्य स्नेह रखनेवाले जपकर्ताआओंमें श्रेष्ठ ब्राह्मण दुर्वासाजीने उसकी सेवामें कोई त्रुटि नहीं देखी, तब वे प्रसन्नचित्त होकर पृथासे इस प्रकार बोले--“भद्रे! मैं तुम्हारी सेवासे बहुत प्रसन्न हूँ। शुभे! कल्याणि! तुम मुझसे ऐसे वर माँगो, जो यहाँ दूसरे मनुष्योंके लिये दुर्लभ हों और जिनके कारण तुम संसारकी समस्त सुन्दरियोंको अपने सुयशसे पराजित कर सको” || १२-- १४ || कुन्त्युवाच कृतानि मम सर्वाणि यस्या मे वेदवित्तम । त्वं प्रसन्न: पिता चैव कृतं विप्र वरैर्मम,कुन्ती बोली--वेदवेत्ताओं में श्रेष्ठ! जब मुझ सेविकाके ऊपर आप और पिताजी प्रसन्न हो गये तब मेरी सब कामनाएँ पूर्ण हो गयीं। विप्रवर! मुझे वर लेनेकी आवश्यकता नहीं है

vaiśampāyana uvāca | tadanantaram yadā ekaṃ varṣaṃ paripūrṇaṃ babhūva, pṛthāyāṃ prati vātsalya-snehaṃ dadhatāṃ japakartṝṇāṃ śreṣṭho brāhmaṇo durvāsāḥ tasyāḥ sevāyāṃ kiñcid api doṣaṃ na dadarśa | tataḥ sa prasannacitto bhūtvā pṛthām evam uvāca— “bhadre! ahaṃ tava sevayā bahu prasannaḥ | śubhe! kalyāṇi! tvam mattaḥ tādṛśān varān vṛṇīṣva ye ’tra anyamanuṣyebhyo durlabhāḥ syuḥ, yaiś ca tvaṃ sva-suyaśasā jagataḥ sarvāḥ sundarīḥ parājetuṃ śaknuḥ” || kuntī uvāca | kṛtāni mama sarvāṇi, yasya me vedavittama | tvaṃ prasannaḥ pitā caiva, kṛtaṃ vipra-varair mama | na me vara-grahaṇe prayojanam asti ||

Vaiśampāyana disse: Quando se completou um ano inteiro, o brāhmaṇa Durvāsā—o mais eminente entre os ascetas devotados ao japa e cheio de afetuosa consideração por Pṛthā (Kuntī)—não encontrou qualquer falha em seu serviço. Satisfeito no íntimo, disse-lhe: “Senhora nobre! Estou grandemente contente com tua assistência. Ó auspiciosa, ó abençoada—pede-me dons raros para os demais homens neste mundo; por eles, com tua boa fama, superarás todas as belezas da terra.” Kuntī disse: “Ó melhor entre os conhecedores do Veda! Todos os meus propósitos já se cumpriram, pois tu e meu pai estais satisfeitos comigo. Ó mais eminente dos brāhmaṇas, não tenho necessidade de pedir um dom.”

कुन्तीKunti
कुन्ती:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootकुन्ती
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
उवाचsaid
उवाच:
TypeVerb
Rootवच्
FormPerfect, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
कृतानिdone; accomplished
कृतानि:
TypeAdjective
Rootकृत
FormNeuter, Nominative, Plural
ममof me; my
मम:
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
FormGenitive, Singular
सर्वाणिall
सर्वाणि:
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्व
FormNeuter, Nominative, Plural
यस्याःwhose; of whom
यस्याः:
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
FormFeminine, Genitive, Singular
मेmy; to me (enclitic)
मे:
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
FormGenitive, Singular
वेदवित्तमknower of the Veda (best among Veda-knowers)
वेदवित्तम:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवेदवित्तम
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
त्वम्you
त्वम्:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
FormNominative, Singular
प्रसन्नःpleased
प्रसन्नः:
TypeAdjective
Rootप्रसन्न
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
पिताfather
पिता:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootपितृ
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
एवindeed; just
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
कृतम्done; accomplished
कृतम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootकृत
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
विप्रO brahmin
विप्र:
TypeNoun
Rootविप्र
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
वरैःby boons
वरैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootवर
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
ममof me; my
मम:
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
FormGenitive, Singular

वैशम्पायन उवाच

V
Vaiśampāyana
D
Durvāsā
P
Pṛthā (Kuntī)
K
Kuntī’s father (unnamed in this excerpt)

Educational Q&A

Sincere, faultless service and hospitality toward a worthy guest is treated as a form of dharma that naturally brings blessings; yet Kuntī models restraint and humility by not demanding rewards, valuing the satisfaction of elders and the completion of duty over personal gain.

After a year of Kuntī’s attentive service, the sage Durvāsā finds no lapse and offers her rare boons. Kuntī replies that her desires are already fulfilled because Durvāsā and her father are pleased, so she does not ask for any boon.