Shloka 38

Parṇāda’s Report; Bāhuka’s Counsel; Damayantī’s Strategic Svayaṃvara Message (अध्याय ६८)

Devanagari script

एतदिच्छाम्यहं श्रोतुं त्वत्त: सर्वमशेषत: । तत्त्वेन हि ममाचक्ष्व पृच्छन्त्या देवरूपिणीम्‌,“ब्रह्मन्‌! इस देवरूपिणी नारीके विषयमें यह सारा वृत्तान्त मैं पूर्णरूपसे सुनना चाहती हूँ। मैं जो कुछ पूछती हूँ, वह मुझे ठीक-ठीक बताओ”

Transliteration

etad icchāmy ahaṃ śrotuṃ tvattaḥ sarvam aśeṣataḥ | tattvena hi mamācakṣva pṛcchantyā devarūpiṇīm ||

Translation

Bṛhadaśva nói: “Ta muốn nghe từ ngươi toàn bộ chuyện ấy, trọn vẹn không bỏ sót. Hãy nói rõ sự thật cho ta, vì ta đang hỏi về người phụ nữ mang dáng vẻ thần linh ấy.”

Word by Word

एतत्this (matter)

इच्छामिI wish/desire

अहम्I

श्रोतुम्to hear

त्वत्तःfrom you

सर्वम्all

अशेषतःcompletely, without remainder

तत्त्वेनin truth, truly

हिindeed, for

ममto me / of me

आचक्ष्वtell, explain

पृच्छन्त्याःof (me) who am asking

देवरूपिणीम्the divine-formed woman

Speaker

बृहृदश्च उवाच

Characters & Entities

ब

बृहदश्व (Bṛhadaśva)

द

देवरूपिणी नारी (a divine-formed woman)

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse foregrounds satya (truthfulness) and completeness in narration: when seeking understanding, one should ask clearly and the respondent should explain the matter fully and accurately (aśeṣataḥ, tattvena).

What is happening in the narrative?

Bṛhadaśva requests a complete and truthful account from the other speaker, specifically concerning a woman described as having a divine form, indicating a transition into a fuller disclosure of her identity and story.