महाभारत · 1.1.7
॥
देवनागरी
कुत आगम्यते सौते क्व चायं विहृतस् त्वया ।
कालः कमलपत्राक्ष शंसैतत् पृच्छतो मम ॥
लिप्यंतरण (IAST)
kuta āgamyate saute kva cāyaṃ vihṛtas tvayā |
kālaḥ kamalapatrākṣa śaṃsaitat pṛcchato mama ||
शब्दशः अर्थ
संस्कृतIASTअर्थ
कुतःkutaḥfrom where
आगम्यतेāgamyatehave you come; whence is your path; do you arrive
सौतेsauteO Sauti! (son of the suta, addressing Ugrashravas)
क्वkvawhere
चcaand
अयम्ayamthis
विहृतःvihṛtaḥspent (time); where have you wandered; passed
त्वयाtvayāby you
कालःkālaḥtime
कमलपत्राक्षkamala-patra-akṣaO lotus-eyed one (with eyes like lotus petals)
शंसśaṃsatell; relate; declare
एतत्etatthis
पृच्छतःpṛcchataḥto the one asking; to the one inquiring
ममmamato me; mine
कुतkutaoriginal form "kuta", added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
चायंcāyaṃoriginal form "cāyaṃ", added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
विहृतस्vihṛtasoriginal form "vihṛtas", added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
कमलपत्राक्षkamalapatrākṣaoriginal form "kamalapatrākṣa", added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
शंसैतत्śaṃsaitatoriginal form "śaṃsaitat", added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
पृच्छतोpṛcchatooriginal form "pṛcchato", added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
अनुवाद
"Whence have you come, O Sauti? Where did you spend this time, O lotus-eyed one? Tell this to me who am asking."
संस्करण
97d2cb0e2bb0 · प्रकाशित 12 जुल॰ 2026, 2:16:08 pm UTC
उपलब्ध भाषाएँRUENश्लोक बदलें इन कुंजियों से
The sage addresses the narrator with warmth and reverence — "lotus-eyed" (kamala-patra-akṣa). In Vedic literature this epithet most often refers to the Lord Vishnu-Krishna Himself, whose eyes are compared to lotus petals; here it expresses respect and affection for the one who is about to bring a sacred narration. The very conversation now beginning ultimately leads to the Lord and His deeds, so already in this address an echo of His name sounds. The sincere wish to hear ("tell this to me who am asking") marks the true listener: knowledge opens itself to one who humbly asks for it.