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Shloka 4

Droṇotpattiḥ, Astralābhaḥ, Drupada-vairasya bījaṃ ca

The Birth of Droṇa, Acquisition of Weapons, and the Seed of Enmity with Drupada

यदि वास्य वनस्य त्वं देवता यदि वाप्सरा: । आचक्ष्व मम तत्‌ सर्व किमर्थ चेह तिष्ठसि,“यदि तुम इस वनकी देवी अथवा अप्सरा हो तो वह सब मुझे ठीक-ठीक बता दो; साथ ही यह भी कहो कि किस कामके लिये यहाँ खड़ी हो?”

yadi vāsya vanasya tvaṃ devatā yadi vāpsarāḥ | ācakṣva mama tat sarvaṃ kimartha ceha tiṣṭhasi ||

నీవు ఈ వనమునకు అధిష్ఠాత్రీ దేవతవైతే గాని, లేక అప్సరవైతే గాని, ఆ సంగతులన్నిటిని నాకు స్పష్టముగా చెప్పుము; ఇంకా ఏ కారణమున ఇక్కడ నిలిచియున్నావో కూడా చెప్పుము.

यदिif
यदि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयदि
वाor
वा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवा
अस्यof this
अस्य:
TypePronoun
Rootइदम्
Formneuter, genitive, singular
वनस्यof the forest
वनस्य:
TypeNoun
Rootवन
Formneuter, genitive, singular
त्वम्you
त्वम्:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
Formnominative, singular
देवताa goddess/deity
देवता:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootदेवता
Formfeminine, nominative, singular
यदिif
यदि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयदि
वाor
वा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवा
अप्सराःan apsaras (celestial nymph)
अप्सराः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअप्सरस्
Formfeminine, nominative, singular
आचक्ष्वtell, declare
आचक्ष्व:
TypeVerb
Rootआ-चक्ष्
Formimperative, 2nd, singular, parasmaipada
ममto me / of me
मम:
Sampradana
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
Formgenitive, singular
तत्that
तत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
Formneuter, accusative, singular
सर्वम्all, the whole (of it)
सर्वम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्व
Formneuter, accusative, singular
किमर्थम्for what purpose? why?
किमर्थम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootकिम्-अर्थ
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
इहhere
इह:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइह
तिष्ठसिyou stand / remain
तिष्ठसि:
TypeVerb
Rootस्था
Formpresent, 2nd, singular, parasmaipada

वैशम्पायन उवाच

V
Vaiśampāyana
F
forest (vana)
D
devatā (forest deity)
A
apsaras

Educational Q&A

The verse models prudent and respectful inquiry: when encountering an unknown presence in the forest, one should first ascertain identity and intention, acknowledging the possibility of divinity and seeking clarity before acting.

A speaker addresses a mysterious female figure in a forest setting, asking whether she is the forest’s presiding deity or an apsaras, and requests that she explain who she is and why she is present there.