स वै देवर्षिवर्यस्तां मानवीं समनुव्रताम् । दैवाद्गरीयस: पत्युराशासानां महाशिष: ॥ ४ ॥ कालेन भूयसा क्षामां कर्शितां व्रतचर्यया । प्रेमगद्गदया वाचा पीडित: कृपयाब्रवीत् ॥ ५ ॥
sa vai devarsi-varyas tam manavim samanuvratam daivad gariyasah patyur asasanam mahasisah kalena bhuyasa ksamam karsitam vrata-caryaya prema-gadgadaya vaca piditah krpayabravit
- sah
- he (Kardama)
- vai
- certainly
- deva-rsi
- of the celestial sages
- varyah
- the foremost
- tam
- her
- manavim
- the daughter of Manu
- samanuvratam
- fully devoted
- daivat
- than providence
- gariyasah
- who was greater
- patyuh
- from her husband
- asasanam
- expecting
- maha-asisah
- great blessings
- kalena bhuyasa
- for a long time
- ksamam
- weak
- karsitam
- emaciated
- vrata-caryaya
- by religious observances
- prema
- with love
- gadgadaya
- stammering
- vaca
- with a voice
- piditah
- overcome
- krpaya
- with compassion
- abravit
- he said
The daughter of Manu, who was fully devoted to her husband, looked upon him as greater even than providence. Thus she expected great blessings from him. Having served him for a long time, she grew weak and emaciated due to her religious observances. Seeing her condition, Kardama, the foremost of celestial sages, was overcome with compassion and spoke to her in a voice choked with great love.