Shloka 9

उत्तङ्कोपाख्यानम् — Maṇi-Kuṇḍala Retrieval and Entry into Nāgaloka

Chapter 57

Devanagari script

उपाह त्य गुरोरर्थ त्वदायत्तमरिंदम | समयेनेह राजेन्द्र पुनरेष्यामि ते वशम्‌

Transliteration

upāhṛtya guror arthaṁ tvadāyattam ariṁdama | samayeneha rājendra punar eṣyāmi te vaśam ||

Translation

Hỡi bậc hàng phục kẻ thù, tâu Đại vương! Vì của cải phải dâng cho thầy nằm trong quyền bệ hạ, thần sẽ nhận lấy và đem dâng lên thầy. Đến đúng kỳ hạn, theo lời thề đã lập, thần sẽ trở về và lại đặt mình dưới quyền bệ hạ.

Word by Word

• उपाहृत्य: having offered/brought (and presented)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप-आ-हृ (धातु: हृ)
• Form: ल्यप् (क्त्वान्त/अव्ययीभाव-समकक्ष अव्यय), कर्तरि, पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (having done)

• गुरोः: of/for the teacher
• गुरोः: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुरु
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• अर्थम्: wealth/fee (purpose/thing)
• अर्थम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्थ
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• त्वदायत्तम्: dependent on you / under your control
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्वद्-आयत्त
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• अरिंदम: O subduer of foes
• Type: Noun
• Root: अरिंदम
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• समयेन: by/according to the agreement (promise)
• समयेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: समय
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• इह: here
• इह: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह

• राजेन्द्र: O king of kings
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजेन्द्र
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• पुनः: again
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः

• एष्यामि: I shall go/come
• Type: Verb
• Root: इ (धातु: इ)
• Form: लृट् (simple future), परस्मैपद, 1st, Singular, कर्तरि

• ते: of you/your
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: त्वद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• वशम्: control/subjection
• वशम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वश
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

उत्तड्ुक उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Uttanka
• King (addressed as Rājendra/Ariṁdama)
• Guru (teacher)
• Guru-dakṣiṇā (teacher’s due/fee)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights dharma through fidelity to one’s word and reverence for the guru: the speaker prioritizes fulfilling the teacher’s due and insists on returning at the agreed time, accepting rightful authority and accountability.

What is happening in the narrative?

Uttanka addresses a king, stating that once he has delivered the wealth owed to his teacher—wealth that is presently under the king’s control—he will return at the appointed time and submit again to the king’s command, in accordance with his promise.