Shloka 17

Vṛddha-kanyā-carita and Balarāma’s Kurukṣetra Inquiry (वृद्धकन्या-चरितम् / कुरुक्षेत्रफल-प्रश्नः)

Devanagari script

सरस्वत्यै वरं प्रादात्‌ प्रीयमाणो महामुनि: । विश्वेदेवाः सपितरो गन्धर्वाप्सरसां गणा:

Transliteration

sarasvatyai varaṃ prādāt prīyamāṇo mahāmuniḥ | viśvedevāḥ sapitaro gandharvāpsarasāṃ gaṇāḥ ||

Translation

ไวศัมปายนะกล่าวว่า—ครั้นแล้วมหามุนีผู้เปี่ยมปีติได้ประทานพรแก่พระนางสรัสวตี ณ ที่นั้นมีเหล่าวิศเวเทวะ ปิตฤทั้งหลาย และหมู่คณะคันธรรพกับอัปสรามาชุมนุมอยู่ด้วย

Word by Word

• सरस्वत्यै: to Sarasvatī
• सरस्वत्यै: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सरस्वती
• Form: Feminine, Dative, Singular

• वरम्: a boon
• वरम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• प्रादात्: gave
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा
• Form: Aorist (simple past), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• प्रीयमाणः: being pleased
• प्रीयमाणः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्री
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular, Ātmanepada (present passive/mediopassive participle), Present participle

• महामुनिः: the great sage
• महामुनिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: महामुनि
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• विश्वेदेवाः: the Viśvedevas (all the gods)
• विश्वेदेवाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्वदेव
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• सपितरः: together with the Pitṛs (manes)
• सपितरः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सपितृ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• गन्धर्वाप्सरसाम्: of the Gandharvas and Apsarases
• Type: Noun
• Root: गन्धर्व + अप्सरस्
• Form: Masculine+Feminine (collective), Genitive, Plural

• गणाः: groups, hosts
• गणाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: गण
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Sarasvatī
• Mahāmuni (great sage)
• Viśvedevas
• Pitṛs
• Gandharvas
• Apsarases