Shloka 74
Aṣṭāvakra–Strī-saṃvāda: Dhṛti, hospitality, and a dispute on autonomy
Devanagari script
ततः प्रदक्षिणीकृत्य कन्यास्तास्तमृषिं तदा
Transliteration
tataḥ pradakṣiṇīkṛtya kanyās tāstam ṛṣiṃ tadā
Translation
แล้วเหล่านางกัญญาทั้งหลายได้เวียนประทักษิณรอบฤๅษีนั้นด้วยความเคารพ ตามจารีตอันสมควร
Word by Word
ततःthen, thereafter
ततः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootततस्
FormAvyaya (ablatival adverb: 'from that/thereupon')
प्रदक्षिणीकृत्यhaving circumambulated (reverentially)
प्रदक्षिणीकृत्य:
TypeVerb
Rootप्रदक्षिणीकृ (धातु: कृ)
FormAbsolutive (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय), indeclinable; 'having made pradakṣiṇā'
कन्याःthe maidens
कन्याः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootकन्या
FormFeminine, nominative, plural
ताःthose (they)
ताः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormFeminine, nominative, plural
तम्him
तम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, accusative, singular
ऋषिम्the sage
ऋषिम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootऋषि
FormMasculine, accusative, singular
तदाat that time, then
तदा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतदा
FormAvyaya (temporal adverb)
Speaker
सअद्टावक्र उवाच
Characters & Entities
K
kanyāḥ (maidens)Ṛ
ṛṣi (sage)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights dharmic etiquette: showing reverence to a sage through pradakṣiṇā, a culturally sanctioned act of honoring spiritual and moral authority.
In the flow of the episode, the maidens approach the sage and, at that moment, perform a respectful circumambulation of him, signaling acceptance of his status and their adherence to proper conduct.