Shloka 5

मयस्य प्रतिकृतिः — Maya’s Offer and the Commissioning of the Sabhā

Devanagari script

मय उवाच युक्तमेतत्‌ त्वयि विभो यथा55त्थ पुरुषर्षभ । प्रीतिपूर्वमहं किंचित्‌ कर्तुमिच्छामि भारत

Transliteration

maya uvāca yuktam etat tvayi vibho yathāttha puruṣarṣabha | prītipūrvam ahaṃ kiñcit kartum icchāmi bhārata ||

Translation

Maya nói: “Bạch Chúa công, bậc nhất trong loài người, lời ngài nói quả thật xứng hợp với bậc đại nhân như ngài. Nhưng, hỡi Bhārata, vì lòng mến, ta vẫn muốn làm một điều gì đó—một chút phụng sự—cho ngài.”

Word by Word

• {'मय (maya)': 'Maya

• the Asura named Maya (architect/artisan figure in the epic tradition)', 'उवाच (uvāca)': 'said, spoke', 'युक्तम् (yuktam)': 'proper, fitting, appropriate', 'एतत् (etat)': 'this (statement/thing)', 'त्वयि (tvayi)': 'in you

• with regard to you', 'विभो (vibho)': 'O mighty one

• O Lord', 'यथा (yathā)': 'as, in the manner that', 'आत्थ (āttha)': 'you have said/spoken', 'पुरुषर्षभ (puruṣarṣabha)': 'bull among men

• best of men', 'प्रीतिपूर्वम् (prītipūrvam)': 'with affection beforehand

• out of love', 'अहम् (aham)': 'I', 'किञ्चित् (kiñcit)': 'something

• a little', 'कर्तुम् (kartum)': 'to do', 'इच्छामि (icchāmi)': 'I wish, desire', 'भारत (bhārata)': 'O Bhārata

Speaker

मय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Maya (Asura)
• Bhārata (honorific addressee)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights ethical reciprocity: recognizing a noble person’s fitting conduct and responding with gratitude and loving service (prīti) rather than mere obligation.

What is happening in the narrative?

Maya addresses a revered figure as ‘Bhārata’ and ‘best of men,’ affirming that the other’s words are appropriate, and expresses a desire to offer some affectionate service in return.