Mahabharata 1.98.6 — Adi Parva, Adhyaya 98, Shloka 6

Ādi-parva Adhyāya 98 — Paraśurāma’s kṣatriya suppression; Dīrghatamas, Bali, Sudēṣṇā, and the birth of Aṅga

Devanagari script

प्रतीप उवाच नाहं परस्त्रियं कामाद्‌ गच्छेयं वरवर्णिनि । न चासवर्णा कल्याणि धर्म्यमेतद्धि मे व्रतम्‌

Translation

ప్రతీపుడు చెప్పెను—“వరవర్ణినీ! కామవశమై పరస్త్రీతో నేను సంగమించను; అలాగే నా వర్ణానికి చెందని స్త్రీతో కూడా సంబంధం పెట్టుకోను. కల్యాణీ! ఇదే నా ధర్మానుగుణ వ్రతం.”

Word by Word

• pratīpaḥ: Pratīpa (the king)
• pratīpaḥ: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: pratīpa
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• uvāca: said
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac
• Form: Perfect, 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• na: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na

• aham: I
• aham: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad
• Form: —, Nominative, Singular

• para-striyam: another's wife
• para-striyam: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: para-strī
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• kāmāt: out of desire
• kāmāt: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāma
• Form: Masculine, Ablative, Singular

• gaccheyam: would go (approach)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gam
• Form: Optative, 1st, Singular, Parasmaipada

• vara-varṇini: O fair-complexioned one
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vara-varṇin
• Form: Feminine, Vocative, Singular

• na: nor / not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na

• ca: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca

• a-savarnā: one of a different varṇa
• Type: Adjective
• Root: a-savarna
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• kalyāṇi: O auspicious one
• Type: Noun
• Root: kalyāṇī
• Form: Feminine, Vocative, Singular

• dharmyam: righteous, in accordance with dharma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dharmya
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• etat: this
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: etad
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• hi: indeed / for
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi

• me: my
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: asmad
• Form: —, Genitive, Singular

• vratam: vow
• Type: Noun
• Root: vrata
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

प्रतीप उवाच