Shloka 8
कच-देवयानी संवादः
Kaca–Devayānī Dialogue and the Curse on Vidyā
Devanagari script
न्यमन्त्रयत चाप्येनां सा चाप्यैच्छदनिन्दिता । तौ तत्र सुचिरं कालमुभौ व्यहरतां तदा
Transliteration
nyamantrayac cāpy enāṃ sā cāpy aicchad aninditā | tau tatra suciraṃ kālam ubhau vyaharatāṃ tadā ||
Translation
అతడు ఆమెను స్వీకరించుమని ఆహ్వానించెను; ఆమె కూడా—నిందారహితాచారిణి—అంగీకరించెను. అక్కడ ఆ స్థలమున వారు ఇద్దరూ దీర్ఘకాలము కలిసి నివసించిరి.
Word by Word
न्यमन्त्रयत्invited / requested
न्यमन्त्रयत्:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootमन्त्र् (√मन्त्र्)
FormImperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
अपिalso
अपि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि
एनाम्her
एनाम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (एतद्)
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
साshe
सा:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
अपिalso
अपि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि
ऐच्छत्desired / wished
ऐच्छत्:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootइष् (√इष्)
FormImperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
अनिन्दिताblameless / irreproachable
अनिन्दिता:
TypeAdjective
Rootअनिन्दित
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
तौthose two / the two of them
तौ:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Dual
तत्रthere
तत्र:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतत्र
सुचिरम्for a very long (time)
सुचिरम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootसुचिर
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
कालम्time
कालम्:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootकाल
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
उभौboth
उभौ:
Karta
TypePronoun/Adjective
Rootउभ
FormMasculine, Nominative, Dual
व्यहरताम्spent (time) / lived / sported
व्यहरताम्:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootहृ (√हृ) with vi-
FormImperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Dual, Ātmanepada
तदाthen
तदा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतदा
Speaker
कण्व उवाच
Characters & Entities
क
कण्व (Kaṇva)स
सा (the woman referred to; aninditā)त
तौ/उभौ (the couple)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Cross References
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse foregrounds ethical legitimacy through mutual consent and the woman’s irreproachable character (aninditā), presenting companionship and shared life as grounded in willing agreement rather than coercion.
Kaṇva narrates that the man proposed to the woman, she accepted, and the two then lived together in that place for a long period.