Shloka 2

ययातिपतनम् — Yayāti’s Fall and the Offer of Dharma

Nārada’s Account

Devanagari script

गृहीतमाल्यदामां तां रथमारोप्य माधवीम्‌ । पूरुर्यदुश्चन भगिनीमाश्रमे पर्यधावताम्‌

Transliteration

gṛhītamālyadāmāṃ tāṃ rathamāropya mādhavīm | pūrur yaduś ca na bhaginīm āśrame paryadhāvatām ||

Translation

那罗陀言曰：他们携来花鬘与花冠，将摩陀毗扶上车乘；普鲁与夜度亦在林居中奔走匆匆，寻觅其姊妹。此景彰显家族之责与迫切之心：在法（dharma）的界限内，护持女子之名节与安泰，不容迟缓。

Word by Word

• गृहीत: having taken/holding
• गृहीत: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ग्रह् (धातु)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• माल्य: garland
• माल्य: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: माल्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• दामाम्: wreath/garland-string
• दामाम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: दामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• ताम्: her
• ताम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• रथम्: chariot
• रथम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: रथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• आरोप्य: having mounted/placed (upon)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-रुह् (धातु)
• Form: ल्यप् (क्त्वान्त/absolutive), कर्तरि

• माधवीम्: Mādhavī (proper name)
• माधवीम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: माधवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• पूरुः: Pūru
• पूरुः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूरु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• यदुः: Yadu
• यदुः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: यदु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)

• भगिनीम्: sister
• भगिनीम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• आश्रमे: in the hermitage
• आश्रमे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: आश्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• पर्यधावताम्: the two ran about/ran around
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि-धाव् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (अनद्यतनभूत), प्रथम, द्विवचन, परस्मैपद

Speaker

नारद उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Nārada
• Mādhavī
• Pūru
• Yadu
• āśrama (hermitage)
• ratha (chariot)
• mālyadāmā (garlands/wreaths)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights dharma as expressed through familial responsibility: when a woman of the family is involved, the men are expected to act promptly to safeguard her welfare and honor, especially within a sacred setting like an āśrama.

What is happening in the narrative?

Nārada narrates that Mādhavī is placed on a chariot after garlands are taken, and Pūru and Yadu rush about in the hermitage, apparently searching and moving urgently in response to the situation involving their sister.