Shloka 6

Adhyāya 71: Kaca and the Saṃjīvanī-vidyā

Devayānī–Śukra Episode

Devanagari script

यथावदर्चयित्वाथ पृष्टवा चानामयं तदा । उवाच स्मयमानेव किं कार्य क्रियतामिति,उस समय विधिपूर्वक आदर-सत्कार करके आरोग्य और कुशल पूछकर वह तपस्विनी कन्या मुसकराती हुई-सी बोली--“कहिये आपकी क्या सेवा की जाय?”

Transliteration

yathāvad arcayitvātha pṛṣṭvā cānāmayaṃ tadā | uvāca smayamāneva kiṃ kāryaṃ kriyatām iti ||

Translation

ครั้นนางต้อนรับตามธรรมเนียมและไต่ถามพระอาการแล้ว นางกุมารีผู้ถือพรตนั้นก็กล่าวด้วยรอยยิ้มว่า—“โปรดรับสั่งเถิด จะให้ข้าพเจ้าปฏิบัติรับใช้สิ่งใด?”

Word by Word

• यथावत्: duly, properly
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथावत्

• अर्चयित्वा: having honored/worshipped
• Type: Verb
• Root: अर्च्
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), parasmaipada (usage-neutral here)

• अथ: then
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ

• पृष्ट्वा: having asked
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रच्छ्
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), parasmaipada (usage-neutral here)

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• अनामयम्: health, freedom from illness
• अनामयम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनामय
• Form: masculine, accusative, singular

• तदा: at that time
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा

• उवाच: said, spoke
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: लिट् (perfect), 3rd, singular, parasmaipada

• स्म: indeed (particle, narrative emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्म

• अयमाना: smiling
• अयमाना: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अयमान
• Form: शतृ (present active participle), feminine, nominative, singular

• इव: as if
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव

• किम्: what?
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: किम्
• Form: neuter, nominative, singular

• कार्यम्: task, thing to be done
• Type: Noun
• Root: कार्य
• Form: neuter, nominative, singular

• क्रियताम्: let it be done / may it be done
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ
• Form: लोट् (imperative), passive (कर्मणि प्रयोग), 3rd, singular

• इति: thus (quotative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• tapasvinī kanyā (ascetic maiden)
• guest (unnamed)