Shloka 46.3Unverified draft
साऽहं तपश्चरिष्यामि गर्भं मे दातुमर्हसि। ईश्वरं शक्रहन्तारं त्वमनुज्ञातुमर्हसि।।1.46.3।।
Meaning
I shall undertake austerity; you should grant me the pregnancy — permit me a lord who can slay Indra.
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| sā aham tapaḥ cariṣyāmi | सा अहम् तपः चरिष्यामि | I shall practice austerity | Nominative / Nominative / Accusative / Verb (future) |
| garbham me dātum arhasi | गर्भम् मे दातुम् अर्हसि | you ought to give me a child | Accusative / Genitive / Infinitive / Verb (present) |
| īśvaram śakra-hantāram | ईश्वरम् शक्र-हन्तारम् | a lord, a slayer of Shakra | Accusative singular (x2) |
| tvam anujñātum arhasi | त्वम् अनुज्ञातुम् अर्हसि | you ought to grant leave | Nominative / Infinitive / Verb (present) |
Scholar commentary
valmikiramayan.net Prose Commentary
Desiraju Hanumanta Rao's prose rendering with embedded explanatory notes
The source notes that a sage's wife requires her husband's permission to undertake individual asceticism, since she otherwise receives her share of merit from her husband's own penances and practices as his life-mate; Diti's request to Kashyapa follows this convention.
1 of 16 traditions have commentary on this shloka. Traditions without a verse-specific commentary here are omitted rather than filled in.
Reference: 1.46.3 · Bāla Kāṇḍa