Shloka 10
Devanagari script
पतिव्रतात्वं भार्याया: परमो धर्म उच्यते | तवोपदेशाज्नागेन्द्र तच्च तत्त्वेन वेझि वै,नागराज! पत्नीके लिये पातिव्रत्य ही सबसे बड़ा धर्म कहा जाता है। आपके उपदेशसे अपने उस धर्मको मैं अच्छी तरह समझती हूँ
Transliteration
patīvratatvaṁ bhāryāyāḥ paramo dharma ucyate | tavopadeśāj nāgendra tac ca tattvena vetsi vai, nāgarāja |
Translation
毗湿摩说：“对妻子而言，对夫君的贞信与坚固奉事（pativratā）被宣示为至高之法。噢蛇族之主，凭你的教诲，你确已如实体悟此理，噢那伽之王。”
Word by Word
पतिव्रतात्वम्the state of being devoted to one’s husband (pativratā-hood)
पतिव्रतात्वम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootपतिव्रतात्व (पतिव्रता + त्व)
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
भार्यायाःof a wife
भार्यायाः:
Sambandha
TypeNoun
Rootभार्या
FormFeminine, Genitive, Singular
परमःsupreme, highest
परमः:
Visheshana
TypeAdjective
Rootपरम
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
धर्मःduty, dharma
धर्मः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootधर्म
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
उच्यतेis said, is called
उच्यते:
TypeVerb
Rootवच्
FormPresent, Passive, Third, Singular
तवof you, your
तव:
Sambandha
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
Form—, Genitive, Singular
उपदेशात्from (your) instruction, due to (your) teaching
उपदेशात्:
Apadana
TypeNoun
Rootउपदेश
FormMasculine, Ablative, Singular
नागेन्द्रO lord of serpents
नागेन्द्र:
Sambodhana
TypeNoun
Rootनागेन्द्र (नाग + इन्द्र)
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
तत्that
तत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
तत्त्वेनin truth, correctly; with the real nature
तत्त्वेन:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootतत्त्व
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Singular
वेत्तिknows, understands
वेत्ति:
TypeVerb
Rootविद्
FormPresent, Parasmaipada, Third, Singular
वैindeed, surely
वै:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवै
नागराजO king of serpents
नागराज:
Sambodhana
TypeNoun
Rootनागराज (नाग + राजन्)
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Characters & Entities
B
BhīṣmaN
Nāgendra (serpent-lord)N
Nāgarāja (serpent-king)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes