Shloka 4

Devanagari script

उक्तानुक्ते कृते कार्ये मामामन्त्र्य द्विजर्षभ | मया प्रत्यभ्यनुज्ञातस्ततो यास्यसि सुव्रत,उत्तम व्रतका पालन करनेवाले द्विजश्रेष्ठ। आप कहें या न कहें। मेरे द्वारा जब आपका कार्य सम्पन्न हो जाय, तब आप मुझसे पूछकर, मेरी अनुमति लेकर अपने घरको जाइयेगा

Transliteration

uktānukte kṛte kārye mām āmantrya dvijarṣabha | mayā pratyabhyanujñātas tato yāsyasi suvrata ||

Translation

Wika ng Nāga: “Magsalita ka man o hindi, o pinakamainam sa mga Brahmin, tagapag-ingat ng dakilang panata: kapag natapos na ang gawaing dapat gawin, lumapit ka muna sa akin at humingi ng pahintulot. Pagkatanggap mo ng aking pagsang-ayon, saka ka lamang makauuwi.”

Word by Word

उक्तानुक्तेin (the matter of) said and unsaid

कृतेwhen done / upon being done

कार्येin the task / in the matter to be done

माम्me

आमन्त्र्यhaving asked / having taken leave (by addressing)

द्विजर्षभO bull among the twice-born (best Brahmin)

मयाby me

प्रत्यभ्यनुज्ञातःhaving been duly permitted/approved

ततःthen / thereafter

यास्यसिyou will go

सुव्रतO one of good vows / good conduct

Speaker

नाग उवाच

Characters & Entities

Nāga (serpent-being, speaker)

Dvijarṣabha (addressed Brahmin)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even after one’s work is completed, proper conduct requires seeking the concerned authority’s or host’s explicit permission before departing. The verse emphasizes discipline (vrata), humility, and respect for relational obligations as part of dharma.

What is happening in the narrative?

A Nāga addresses a Brahmin, instructing him that once the intended task has been accomplished, he should formally approach the Nāga and obtain leave; only then should he return home.