Shloka 19

सुवर्णष्ठीविनोपाख्यानम्

The Account of Suvarṇaṣṭhīvin

Devanagari script

आयुष्मान्‌ मे भवेत्‌ पुत्रो भवतस्तपसा मुने । न च त॑ पर्वत: किंचिदुवाचेन्द्रव्यपेक्षया

Transliteration

āyuṣmān me bhavet putro bhavatas tapasā mune | na ca taṁ parvataḥ kiñcid uvāca indra-vyapekṣayā |

Translation

苏恩贾亚说道：“噢，牟尼！愿凭你的苦行，使我的儿子得以长寿。”然而大德帕尔瓦塔因念及因陀罗，并警惕其可能的介入，便不再多言。

Word by Word

• आयुष्मान्: long-lived
• आयुष्मान्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आयुष्मत्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• मे: of me / my
• मे: Sampradana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: Genitive, Singular

• भवेत्: may be / should become
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू
• Form: Optative (Vidhi-lin), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• पुत्रः: son
• पुत्रः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• भवतः: of you
• भवतः: Karana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: भवत्
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• तपसा: by austerity
• तपसा: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस्
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• मुने: O sage
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• पर्वतः: Parvata (the sage) / Parvata
• पर्वतः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर्वत
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• किञ्चित्: anything (at all)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: किञ्चित्

• उवाच: said
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• इन्द्र: of Indra
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्र
• Form: Masculine, Genitive (in compound), Singular

• व्यपेक्षया: out of regard/consideration
• व्यपेक्षया: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्यपेक्षा
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

Speaker

पर्वत उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Parvata (sage)
• Indra

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

A wish for another’s welfare (a long-lived son) should be guided by discernment; when powerful forces may react adversely, restraint and prudence can itself be a form of dharma.

What is happening in the narrative?

Parvata voices a blessing that the son be long-lived through the sage’s tapas, but then falls silent, mindful of Indra—implying concern that Indra might obstruct or resent such outcomes connected with ascetic power.