Shloka 34
Śiva-nāmānukīrtana-prastāvaḥ
Prologue to the praise of Śiva and the Upamanyu testimony
Devanagari script
यथा ते जनिताः पुत्रा रुक्मिण्यां चारुविक्रमा: । तथा ममापि तनयं प्रयच्छ मधुसूदन
Transliteration
yathā te janitāḥ putrā rukmiṇyāṃ cāruvikramāḥ | tathā mamāpi tanayaṃ prayaccha madhusūdana ||
Translation
婆苏提婆说道：“噢，摩度苏陀那！正如你那些由鲁克米妮所生的儿子们俊美而勇猛，也请赐我一子。”
Word by Word
यथाjust as
यथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयथा
तेof you/your
ते:
Sambandha
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
FormGenitive, Singular
जनिताःborn/produced
जनिताः:
TypeAdjective
Rootजनित (√जन्)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
पुत्राःsons
पुत्राः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootपुत्र
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
रुक्मिण्याम्in/through Rukmiṇī
रुक्मिण्याम्:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootरुक्मिणी
FormFeminine, Locative, Singular
चारु-विक्रमाःof lovely valor / splendidly valiant
चारु-विक्रमाः:
TypeAdjective
Rootचारु-विक्रम
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
तथाso, in the same way
तथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा
ममof me/my
मम:
Sambandha
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
FormGenitive, Singular
अपिalso, even
अपि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि
तनयम्a son
तनयम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootतनय
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
प्रयच्छgrant, bestow
प्रयच्छ:
TypeVerb
Root√यम् (प्र-यच्छ)
FormImperative, Second, Singular, Parasmaipada
मधुसूदनO slayer of Madhu (Kṛṣṇa)
मधुसूदन:
Sambodhana
TypeNoun
Rootमधुसूदन
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
Speaker
वासुदेव उवाच
Characters & Entities
V
VāsudevaM
Madhusūdana (Kṛṣṇa)R
RukmiṇīCharacter Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse models dharmic petition: one approaches the divine with humility and a legitimate aim (progeny within household life), grounding the request in reverence and in an acknowledged exemplar (Kṛṣṇa’s sons by Rukmiṇī), rather than in entitlement.
Vāsudeva addresses Kṛṣṇa (Madhusūdana), asking him to grant a son, comparing the desired blessing to the sons Kṛṣṇa has through Rukmiṇī, described as noble and valorous.