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Shloka 33

Jaratkāru’s Conditional Marriage Vow and Vāsuki’s Offer (जरत्कारु-विवाह-नियमः)

प्राप्तेच दिवसे तस्मिन्‌ सप्तमे द्विजसत्तम: | काश्यपो< भ्यागमद्‌ विद्वांस्तं राजानं चिकित्सितुम्‌,सातवाँ दिन आनेपर मन्त्रशास्त्रके ज्ञाता द्विजश्रेष्ठ काश्यप राजाकी चिकित्सा करनेके लिये आ रहे थे

prāpte ca divase tasmin saptame dvijasattamaḥ | kāśyapo 'bhyāgamad vidvāṁs taṁ rājānaṁ cikitsitum ||

ఏడవ రోజు రాగానే ద్విజశ్రేష్ఠుడైన పండితుడు కాశ్యపుడు ఆ రాజుని చికిత్స చేయుటకు అక్కడికి వచ్చాడు.

प्राप्तेwhen (it) had arrived
प्राप्ते:
Adhikarana
TypeAdjective
Rootप्राप्त (√आप् + प्र)
FormMasculine/Neuter, Locative, Singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
दिवसेon the day
दिवसे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootदिवस
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
तस्मिन्on that
तस्मिन्:
Adhikarana
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Locative, Singular
सप्तमेon the seventh
सप्तमे:
Adhikarana
TypeAdjective (Ordinal)
Rootसप्तम
FormMasculine/Neuter, Locative, Singular
द्विजसत्तमःthe best of Brahmins
द्विजसत्तमः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootद्विजसत्तम
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
काश्यपःKāśyapa
काश्यपः:
Karta
TypeNoun (Proper)
Rootकाश्यप
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
अभ्यागमत्came/arrived
अभ्यागमत्:
TypeVerb
Root√गम् (अभि + आ + गम्)
FormImperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
विद्वान्learned
विद्वान्:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootविद्वस्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
तम्that (him)
तम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
राजानम्the king
राजानम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootराजन्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
चिकित्सितुम्to treat (medically)
चिकित्सितुम्:
TypeVerb
Root√कित्स्/चिकित्स् (चिकित्सा)
FormInfinitive (Tumun)

गौरयुख उवाच

K
Kāśyapa
T
the king (rājā)

Educational Q&A

The verse highlights dharma through timely and skilled service: a learned healer responds when the appointed time comes, emphasizing responsibility, competence, and the ethical imperative to preserve life.

On the seventh day, the eminent Brahmin Kāśyapa arrives to provide medical treatment to the king, indicating a critical moment where expert intervention is sought for the ruler’s well-being.