Shloka 65

The Lakṣmī–Nārāyaṇa Vow Narrative

Puṣya Thursday Observance and the Ethics of Fortune

Devanagari script

श्यामाबाला च कथितं सर्वं वृत्तं च भो द्विज । श्रुत्वैतद्वचनं तासां प्रेषयामास सेवकान्

Transliteration

śyāmābālā ca kathitaṃ sarvaṃ vṛttaṃ ca bho dvija | śrutvaitadvacanaṃ tāsāṃ preṣayāmāsa sevakān

Translation

แล้วศยามาบาลาก็เล่าเรื่องราวทั้งหมด โอ้ทวิชผู้เกิดสองครั้ง ครั้นได้ฟังถ้อยคำของนางทั้งหลายแล้ว เขาก็ส่งบ่าวไพร่ไป

Word by Word

• श्यामाबाला: Śyāmābālā
• श्यामाबाला: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्यामाबाला (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative, 1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• च: and
• च: सम्बन्ध (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• कथितम्: was told
• कथितम्: क्रिया (Kriyā; ‘was told’)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कथ् (धातु) + क्त (प्रत्यय) = कथित (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि/भूतकालिक (past participle used as finite predicate), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया-एकवचन-रूप (Nom/Acc Singular; here predicate with implied ‘अस्ति’)

• सर्वम्: everything
• सर्वम्: कर्म (Karma/Object) of कथितम्
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative, 2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• वृत्तम्: the event, what happened
• वृत्तम्: कर्म (Karma/Object) (apposition to सर्वम्)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृत्त (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त from √वृत्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative, 2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• च: and
• च: सम्बन्ध (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• भो: O!
• भो: सम्बोधन (Address)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: भो (अव्यय)
• Form: सम्बोधन-निपात (vocative particle/interjection)

• द्विज: O brāhmaṇa (twice-born)
• द्विज: सम्बोधन (Vocative/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular)

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• श्रुत्वा: पूर्वक्रिया (Gerundial action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √श्रु (धातु) + त्वा (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय-भाव (Gerund/Absolutive), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (prior action)

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: कर्म (Karma/Object) of श्रुत्वा
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (Pronoun), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative, 2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• वचनम्: speech, words
• वचनम्: कर्म (Karma/Object) (apposition to एतत्)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative, 2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• तासाम्: of them (those women)
• तासाम्: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (Pronoun), स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive, 6th), बहुवचन (Plural)

• प्रेषयामास: sent / caused to be sent
• प्रेषयामास: क्रिया (Kriyā/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-√इष्/√प्रेष् (धातु; causative stem प्रेषय) + आमास (लिट्-परस्मैपद ending)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद (Parasmaipada); णिजन्त (Causative) भाव: ‘caused to be sent’

• सेवकान्: servants
• सेवकान्: कर्म (Karma/Object) of प्रेषयामास
• Type: Noun
• Root: सेवक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative, 2nd), बहुवचन (Plural)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual; direct speaker not explicit in this single verse)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: vira

Secondary Rasa: karuna

Geographic Context

Type: city

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: श्रुत्वैतद्वचनं → श्रुत्वा एतत् वचनम्

Characters & Entities

• Śyāmābālā
• dvija

FAQs

Who is addressed as 'dvija' in this verse?

'Dvija' literally means 'twice-born' and commonly refers to a brāhmaṇa (and by extension other initiated varṇas). In this verse it is a respectful form of address to the listener.

What is the main narrative action in this shloka?

Śyāmābālā reports the full sequence of events, and after hearing the women’s words, the man in question sends servants/attendants—indicating an immediate practical response to the report.

What ethical or thematic lesson is implied here?

The verse highlights attentive listening to testimony ('having heard their statement') followed by prompt action, a common narrative motif emphasizing responsible response to information.