Shloka 8.23Unverified draft
ततस्स गत्वा ता:पत्नीर्नरेन्द्रो हृदयप्रिया:। उवाच दीक्षां विशत यक्ष्येऽहं सुतकारणात्।।1.8.23।।
Meaning
Then the king went to his beloved wives and said: "I intend to perform a sacrifice for the sake of sons — enter now into the religious discipline."
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| tataḥ | ततः | then | Indeclinable/particle |
| saḥ gatvā | सः गत्वा | he, having gone | Gerund (having done) |
| tāḥ patnīḥ | ताः पत्नीः | to those wives | Accusative plural |
| narendraḥ | नरेन्द्रः | the lord of men | Nominative singular |
| hṣdaya-priyāḥ | ह्ष्दय-प्रियाः | dear to his heart | Accusative plural |
| uvāca | उवाच | said | Verb (perfect) |
| dīkṣām viśata | दीक्षाम् विशत | enter upon the sacrificial consecration | Verb (imperative, plural) |
| yakṣye aham | यक्ष्ये अहम् | I shall sacrifice | Verb (future, middle) |
| suta-kāraṇāt | सुत-कारणात् | for the sake, reason of a son | Ablative singular |
Reference: 1.8.23 · Bāla Kāṇḍa