SanskritIASTMeaning
जरा नाम अस्मि भद्रम् तेjarā nāma asmi bhadram teI am named Jara, blessed be you,
राक्षसी काम-रूपिणीrākṣasī kāma-rūpiṇīa rakshasi who changes her form at will;
तव वेश्मनि राज-इन्द्रtava veśmani rāja-indrain your house, O lord of kings,
पूजिता न्यवसम् सुखम्pūjitā nyavasam sukhamhonored, I dwelt happily;
सा अहम् प्रत्युपकार-अर्थम्sā aham pratyupakāra-arthamand I, for the sake of repaying a kindness,
चिन्तयन्ती अनिशम् नृपcintayantī aniśam nṛpathinking constantly, O king,
तव इमे पुत्र-शकलेtava ime putra-śakalethese two halves of your son
दृष्टवती अस्मि धार्मिकdṛṣṭavatī asmi dhārmikaI saw, O righteous one;
संश्लेषिते मया दैवात्saṃśleṣite mayā daivātjoined by me, by fate,
कुमारः समपद्यतkumāraḥ samapadyataa child came to be;
तव भाग्यैः महा-राजtava bhāgyaiḥ mahā-rājaby your merits, O great king, [this came about];
हेतु-मात्रम् अहम् तु इहhetu-mātram aham tu ihaI am here [merely] the cause [the instrument];
राक्षस्य्rākṣasyoriginal form "rākṣasy", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
नामास्मिnāmāsmioriginal form "nāmāsmi", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
भद्रंbhadraṃoriginal form "bhadraṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
कामरूपिणीkāmarūpiṇīoriginal form "kāmarūpiṇī", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
राजेन्द्रrājendraoriginal form "rājendra", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
न्यवसंnyavasaṃoriginal form "nyavasaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
साहंsāhaṃoriginal form "sāhaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
प्रत्युपकारार्थंpratyupakārārthaṃoriginal form "pratyupakārārthaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
चिन्तयन्त्य्cintayantyoriginal form "cintayanty", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
अनिशंaniśaṃoriginal form "aniśaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
तवेमेtavemeoriginal form "taveme", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
पुत्रशकलेputraśakaleoriginal form "putraśakale", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
दृष्टवत्य्dṛṣṭavatyoriginal form "dṛṣṭavaty", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
भाग्यैर्bhāgyairoriginal form "bhāgyair", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
महाराजmahārājaoriginal form "mahārāja", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
हेतुमात्रम्hetumātramoriginal form "hetumātram", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
अहंahaṃoriginal form "ahaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
त्व्tvoriginal form "tv", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
Here even a rakshasi is moved by gratitude — by the wish to repay hospitality. It is significant that she claims no credit for herself: 'this is by your merits, I am only the instrument.' Scripture thus shows the humility of the true benefactor, who sees himself merely as a means of a higher will; and next comes the naming.