Shloka 18

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

Devanagari script

गौतम उवाच त्वत्प्रीतियुक्तेन मया गुरुशुश्रूषया तव । व्यतिक्रामन्महाकालो नावबुद्धो द्विजर्षभ

Transliteration

Gautama uvāca: tvat-prīti-yuktena mayā guru-śuśrūṣayā tava | vyatikrāman mahā-kālo nāvabuddho dvijarṣabha ||

Translation

Гаутама сказал: «Из-за твоего преданного служения учителю я исполнился к тебе любовью; и потому прошёл великий срок — а я даже не заметил этого, о лучший из дважды-рождённых.»

Word by Word

• गौतमः: Gautama
• गौतमः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: गौतम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• उवाच: said
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Perfect (Paroksha-bhuta), Third, Singular

• त्वत्-प्रीति-युक्तेन: endowed with affection for you
• त्वत्-प्रीति-युक्तेन: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्वत् + प्रीति + युक्त
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• मया: by me / I
• मया: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: —, Instrumental, Singular

• गुरु-शुश्रूषया: by service to the teacher
• गुरु-शुश्रूषया: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुरु + शुश्रूषा
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

• तव: of you / your
• तव: Sampradana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: —, Genitive, Singular

• व्यतिक्रामन्: passing by / elapsing
• व्यतिक्रामन्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + अति + क्रम्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular, शतृ (present active participle)

• महाकालः: great Time
• महाकालः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाकाल
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• अवबुद्धः: was understood/realized
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव + बुध्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular, क्त (past passive participle)

• द्विज-ऋषभ: O bull among the twice-born (best Brahmin)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज + ऋषभ
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

गौतम उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Gautama
• dvijarṣabha (addressed Brahmin)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Sincere service to one’s teacher (guru-śuśrūṣā) generates trust and affection, and such dharmic conduct can make hardships and even the passage of time feel light—highlighting the ethical value of devoted discipleship.

What is happening in the narrative?

Gautama addresses a Brahmin (likely a disciple) and explains that, because he grew affectionate due to the disciple’s devoted service, a long time elapsed without Gautama noticing it.