Shloka 19

Adhyāya 62: Marutta’s Treasure and the Pāṇḍavas’ Auspicious Departure (मरुत्तस्य धनप्राप्त्युपक्रमः)

Devanagari script

पितापि तव धर्मज्ञ गर्भ तस्मिन्‌ महामते । अवर्धत यथाकामं शुक्लपक्षे यथा शशी,धर्मज्ञ! महामते! उस समय तुम्हारे पिता परीक्षित्‌ शुक्लपक्षके चन्द्रमाकी भाँति यथेष्ट वृद्धि पाने लगे

Transliteration

pitāpi tava dharmajña garbhe tasmin mahāmate | avardhata yathākāmaṃ śuklapakṣe yathā śaśī ||

Translation

వైశంపాయనుడు అన్నాడు—ధర్మజ్ఞా! మహామతీ! ఆ గర్భంలోనే నీ తండ్రి కూడా శుక్లపక్ష చంద్రునివలె యథేచ్ఛగా వృద్ధి చెంది వికసించాడు.

Word by Word

• पिता: father
• पिता: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अपि: also/indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

• तव: of you/your
• तव: Sambandha
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: त्वद्
• Form: —, Genitive, Singular

• धर्मज्ञ: O knower of dharma
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्मज्ञ
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• गर्भः: embryo/fetus
• गर्भः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: गर्भ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तस्मिन्: in that (womb/time)
• तस्मिन्: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Locative, Singular

• महामते: O great-minded one
• Type: Noun
• Root: महामति
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• अवर्धत: grew/increased
• Type: Verb
• Root: वृध्
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• यथा: as/just as
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा

• कामम्: desire/wish (as desired)
• कामम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: काम
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• शुक्लपक्षे: in the bright fortnight
• शुक्लपक्षे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुक्लपक्ष
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• यथा: as
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा

• शशी: the moon
• शशी: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: शशिन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Parīkṣit
• the moon (Śaśī)