Shloka 17

Dhūpa–Dīpa–Bali Phala Praśna; Nahūṣa–Agastya–Bhṛgu Saṃvāda

Incense, Lamp, and Bali Offerings; the Nahūṣa Dialogue

Devanagari script

यो मे दृष्टिपथं गच्छेत्‌ स मे वश्यो भवेदिति । इत्यनेन वरं देवो याचितो गच्छता दिवम्‌,स्वर्गलोकमें आते समय इस नहुषने ब्रह्माजीसे यह वर माँगा था कि “जो मेरे दृष्टिपथमें आ जाय, वह मेरे अधीन हो जाय”

Transliteration

yo me dṛṣṭipathaṃ gacchet sa me vaśyo bhaved iti | ityanena varaṃ devo yācito gacchatā divam ||

Translation

ครั้นกำลังขึ้นสู่สวรรค์ นะหุษะได้ทูลขอพรจากพระพรหมว่า “ผู้ใดก็ตามที่เข้ามาในขอบเขตสายตาของเรา ผู้นั้นจักตกอยู่ใต้อำนาจของเรา”

Word by Word

यःwho

मेof me / my

दृष्टि-पथम्range/path of sight

गच्छेत्should go / should come

सःhe

मेof me / my

वश्यःsubmissive / under control

भवेत्should become

इतिthus (quoting)

अनेनby this (statement/means)

वरम्a boon

देवःthe god (Brahmā)

याचितःwas requested/asked

गच्छताby (him) going / while going

दिवम्to heaven

Speaker

अगस्त्य उवाच

Characters & Entities

Agastya

Nahusha

Brahmā

Svarga (heaven)

Diva (heavenly realm)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Geographic Context

Sandhi Notes