Shloka 3

Uttaṅka’s Petition for Madayantī’s Divine Earrings (Maṇikuṇḍala) — Agreement, Proof, and Vigilance

Devanagari script

सर्वेषामृषिपुत्राणामेष आसीन्मनोरथ: । औत्तड़कीं गुरुवृत्तिं वै प्राप्तुयामेति भारत

Transliteration

sarveṣām ṛṣiputrāṇām eṣa āsīn manorathaḥ | auttaṅkīṁ guruvṛttiṁ vai prāptuyāmeti bhārata bharatanandana ||

Translation

毗湿摩波耶那说：“这正是诸仙之子心中共同的夙愿：‘噢婆罗多啊，婆罗多族之欢悦者，愿我们也能获得乌坦迦那般对师长的奉爱之行。’”

Word by Word

• सर्वेषाम्: of all
• सर्वेषाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Plural

• ऋषि-पुत्राणाम्: of the sages' sons (young ascetics)
• ऋषि-पुत्राणाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषि-पुत्र
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• एषः: this
• एषः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• आसीत्: was
• आसीत्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस्
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular

• मनोरथः: wish, desire
• मनोरथः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनोरथ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• औत्तङ्कीम्: like (that) of Uttanka / pertaining to Uttanka
• औत्तङ्कीम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: औत्तङ्की
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• गुरु-वृत्तिम्: conduct/attitude toward the teacher (guru-devotion)
• गुरु-वृत्तिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुरुवृत्ति
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• वै: indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै

• प्राप्तुम्: to obtain
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-आप्
• Form: Infinitive (Tumun)

• याम: we would go / we would strive (toward)
• याम: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: या
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 1st, Plural

• इति: thus
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति

• भारत: O Bharata
• Type: Noun
• Root: भारत
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• भरत-नन्दन: O descendant/son of Bharata
• Type: Noun
• Root: भरतनन्दन
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Bhārata (addressee)
• Bharatanandana (addressee)
• Uttaṅka
• ṛṣiputrāḥ (sons of sages)
• guru (teacher)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse upholds guruvṛtti—humble, disciplined service and loyalty to one’s teacher—as an ethical ideal, presenting Uttaṅka’s devotion as a model that other students aspire to emulate.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana describes the shared aspiration of the sage-students: while living in the guru’s household, they longed to gain devotion and proper conduct toward the teacher like that of Uttaṅka.