Shloka 4
Devanagari script
उक्तानुक्ते कृते कार्ये मामामन्त्र्य द्विजर्षभ | मया प्रत्यभ्यनुज्ञातस्ततो यास्यसि सुव्रत
Transliteration
uktānukte kṛte kārye mām āmantrya dvijarṣabha | mayā pratyabhyanujñātas tato yāsyasi suvrata ||
Translation
那伽说道：“无论你说与不说，婆罗门中之雄、持最上誓戒者啊：待当办之事既已成就，你当先来告我，向我致意并求我许可。唯得我允准之后，你方可归家。”
Word by Word
उक्तानुक्तेin (the matter of) said and unsaid
उक्तानुक्ते:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootउक्त + अनुक्त
Formneuter, locative, dual
कृतेwhen done / upon being done
कृते:
Adhikarana
TypeAdjective
Rootकृत (√कृ)
Formneuter, locative, singular
कार्येin the task / in the matter to be done
कार्ये:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootकार्य
Formneuter, locative, singular
माम्me
माम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootअहम्
Formcommon, accusative, singular
आमन्त्र्यhaving asked / having taken leave (by addressing)
आमन्त्र्य:
TypeVerb
Rootआमन्त्र्य (आ-√मन्त्र्)
Formabsolutive (gerund)
द्विजर्षभO bull among the twice-born (best Brahmin)
द्विजर्षभ:
TypeNoun
Rootद्विज + ऋषभ
Formmasculine, vocative, singular
मयाby me
मया:
Karana
TypePronoun
Rootअहम्
Formcommon, instrumental, singular
प्रत्यभ्यनुज्ञातःhaving been duly permitted/approved
प्रत्यभ्यनुज्ञातः:
TypeVerb
Rootप्रति-अभि-अनु-√ज्ञा (अनुज्ञात)
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
ततःthen / thereafter
ततः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootततः
यास्यसिyou will go
यास्यसि:
TypeVerb
Root√या
Formsimple future (luṭ), 2, singular
सुव्रतO one of good vows / good conduct
सुव्रत:
TypeAdjective
Rootसु + व्रत
Formmasculine, vocative, singular
Speaker
नाग उवाच
Characters & Entities
N
Nāga (serpent-being, speaker)D
Dvijarṣabha (addressed Brahmin)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
Even after one’s work is completed, proper conduct requires seeking the concerned authority’s or host’s explicit permission before departing. The verse emphasizes discipline (vrata), humility, and respect for relational obligations as part of dharma.
A Nāga addresses a Brahmin, instructing him that once the intended task has been accomplished, he should formally approach the Nāga and obtain leave; only then should he return home.