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Chapter 1.3
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Sanskrit Text
तमुपाध्यायः
प्रत्युवाच
।
वत्सोत्तङ्क
बहुशो
मां
चोदयसि
गुर्वर्थमुपहरेयमिति
।
तद्गच्छ
।
एनां
प्रविश्योपाध्यायिनीं
पृच्छ
किमुपहरामीति
।
एषा
यद्ब्रवीति
तदुपहरस्वेति
॥
English Translation
His preceptor then said, "My beloved Uttanka, you have repeatedly expressed your desire to bring something as an acknowledgement of the instructions you have received from me. Go to your mistress and ask her what you will bring for Dakshina.” Thus directed by his preceptor, Uttanka went to his teacher's wife and said, "Madam, I have received permission of my preceptor to depart and I am desirous to bring something that would be agreeable to you as my Dakshina for the instruction I have received, so that I may be free from my debt of gratitude."
Padaccheda (Word Analysis)
तं | माता | प्रत्युवाच
वत्स + उत्तङ्क | बहुशो | मां | चोदयसि | गुरु + अर्थ | उपहरेयम् | इति
तद् | गच्छ
एनां | प्रविश् + उपाध्यायिनी | पृच्छ | किम् | उपहृ + इति
एषा | यद् | ब्रवीति | तद् | उपहृ + इति
वत्स + उत्तङ्क | बहुशो | मां | चोदयसि | गुरु + अर्थ | उपहरेयम् | इति
तद् | गच्छ
एनां | प्रविश् + उपाध्यायिनी | पृच्छ | किम् | उपहृ + इति
एषा | यद् | ब्रवीति | तद् | उपहृ + इति