Shloka 15

Babhruvāhana’s Lament and Appeal for Expiation (प्रायश्चित्त-याचना)

Devanagari script

सख्यं चैतत्‌ कृतं धात्रा शश्वदव्ययमेव तु । सख्यं समभिजानीहि सत्यं सड्भतमस्तु ते,“विधाताने पति और पत्नीकी मित्रता सदा रहनेवाली और अटूट बनायी है। (तुम्हारा भी इनके साथ वही सम्बन्ध है।) इस सख्यभावके महत्त्वको समझो और ऐसा उपाय करो जिससे तुम्हारी इनके साथ की हुई मैत्री सत्य एवं सार्थक हो

Transliteration

sakhyaṃ caitat kṛtaṃ dhātrā śaśvadavyayameva tu | sakhyaṃ samabhijānīhi satyaṃ saḍbhatam astu te ||

Translation

Vaiśaṃpāyana said: “This bond of friendship has been ordained by the Creator—everlasting and unbreakable indeed. Therefore, recognize and honor this friendship; let your relationship with them become true and truly fulfilled.”

Word by Word

सख्यम्friendship

चand

एतत्this

कृतम्made/established

धात्राby the Creator/Ordainer

शश्वत्always, perpetually

अव्ययम्imperishable, unbroken

एवindeed, just

तुbut/indeed (emphasis/contrast)

सख्यम्friendship

समभिजानीहिunderstand/recognize fully

सत्यम्true, genuine

सद्भूतम्real, well-founded, truly existent

अस्तुlet it be

तेto you/for you (your)

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśaṃpāyana

Dhātṛ (the Creator/Ordainer)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

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