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Mahabharata
Arghyāharaṇa-parva (śiśupāla-janma, kṛṣṇa-vara) (The Birth of Shishupala and Krishna's Vow)2.40.6–8
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Mahabharata · 2.40.6–8
॥
Devanāgarī

संश्रुत्योदाहृतं वाक्यं भूतम् अन्तर्हितं ततः ॥
पुत्रस्नेहाभिसंतप्ता जननी वाक्यम् अब्रवीत् ॥
येनेदम् ईरितं वाक्यं ममैव तनयं प्रति ॥
प्राञ्जलिस् तं नमस्यामि ब्रवीतु स पुनर् वचः ॥
श्रोतुम् इच्छामि पुत्रस्य को ऽस्य मृत्युर् भविष्यति ॥
अन्तर्हितं ततो भूतम् उवाचेदं पुनर् वचः ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

saṃśrutyodāhṛtaṃ vākyaṃ bhūtam antarhitaṃ tataḥ ||
putrasnehābhisaṃtaptā jananī vākyam abravīt ||
yenedam īritaṃ vākyaṃ mamaiva tanayaṃ prati ||
prāñjalis taṃ namasyāmi bravītu sa punar vacaḥ ||
śrotum icchāmi putrasya ko 'sya mṛtyur bhaviṣyati ||
antarhitaṃ tato bhūtam uvācedaṃ punar vacaḥ ||

Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
संश्रुत्य उदाहृतं वाक्यंsaṃśrutya udāhṛtaṃ vākyaṃ"having heard the word spoken,
भूतम् अन्तर्हितं ततःbhūtam antarhitaṃ tataḥwhen the being [voice] had then vanished,
पुत्र-स्नेह-अभिसंतप्ताputra-sneha-abhisaṃtaptāinflamed with love for her son,
जननी वाक्यम् अब्रवीत्jananī vākyam abravītthe mother spoke a word:
येन इदम् ईरितं वाक्यंyena idam īritaṃ vākyaṃ"by whom has this word been uttered
मम एव तनयं प्रतिmama eva tanayaṃ praticoncerning my son indeed --
प्राञ्जलिस् तं नमस्यामिprāñjalis taṃ namasyāmito him, with joined palms, I bow;
ब्रवीतु स पुनर् वचःbravītu sa punar vacaḥlet him speak the word again;
श्रोतुम् इच्छामि पुत्रस्यśrotum icchāmi putrasyaI wish to hear: of my son,
को अस्य मृत्युर् भविष्यतिko asya mṛtyur bhaviṣyatiwho will be his death?"
अन्तर्हितं ततो भूतम्antarhitaṃ tato bhūtamthe being [voice], then hidden again,
उवाच इदं पुनर् वचःuvāca idaṃ punar vacaḥspoke this word once more:"
संश्रुत्योदाहृतंsaṃśrutyodāhṛtaṃoriginal form "saṃśrutyodāhṛtaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
पुत्रस्नेहाभिसंतप्ताputrasnehābhisaṃtaptāoriginal form "putrasnehābhisaṃtaptā", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
येनेदम्yenedamoriginal form "yenedam", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
ममैवmamaivaoriginal form "mamaiva", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
ऽस्य'syaoriginal form "'sya", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
उवाचेदंuvācedaṃoriginal form "uvācedaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
Translation

"Having heard the word spoken, when the voice then vanished, the mother, inflamed with love for her son, spoke: "To the one by whom this word was uttered concerning my son, I bow with joined palms; let him speak again. I wish to hear who will be my son's death." And the hidden voice spoke this word once more:"

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