Shloka 14

उत्तङ्कोपाख्यानम् — Maṇi-Kuṇḍala Retrieval and Entry into Nāgaloka

Chapter 57

Devanagari script

उत्तडुक उवाच अलं ते व्यपदेशेन प्रमाणा यदि ते वयम्‌ । प्रयच्छ कुण्डले महां सत्यवाग्‌ भव पार्थिव

Transliteration

Uttaṅka uvāca: alaṁ te vyapadeśena pramāṇā yadi te vayam | prayaccha kuṇḍale mahān satyavāg bhava pārthiva ||

Translation

优陀迦说道：“不必再推托了。若你真承认我等为可信之权威，便将那一对耳环交与我。大王啊，当作说真言之人。”

Word by Word

• उत्तङ्कः: Uttaṅka
• उत्तङ्कः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: उत्तङ्क
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• उवाच: said
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Perfect, 3rd, Singular

• अलम्: enough; no more
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अलम्

• ते: of you; your
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: —, Genitive, Singular

• व्यपदेशेन: with pretext; by excuse
• व्यपदेशेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्यपदेश
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• प्रमाणाः: authorities; proofs (as witnesses)
• प्रमाणाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रमाण
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• यदि: if
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदि

• ते: of you; your
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: —, Genitive, Singular

• वयम्: we
• वयम्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: —, Nominative, Plural

• प्रयच्छ: give; bestow
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-यम्
• Form: Imperative, 2nd, Singular

• कुण्डले: the two earrings
• कुण्डले: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुण्डल
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Dual

• महाम्: to me
• महाम्: Sampradana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: —, Dative, Singular

• सत्यवाक्: truth-speaking
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सत्यवाच्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• भव: be; become
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू
• Form: Imperative, 2nd, Singular

• पार्थिव: O king
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्थिव
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

उत्तडुक उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Uttaṅka
• Pārthiva (the king addressed)
• Kuṇḍala (the jeweled earrings)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse stresses ethical kingship grounded in satya (truth): a ruler should not hide behind excuses but act transparently and fulfill what is demanded when rightful authority is acknowledged.

What is happening in the narrative?

Uttaṅka confronts the king, rejects evasions, and insists that if the king recognizes Uttaṅka’s authority, he must immediately hand over the (jeweled) earrings and prove himself truthful.