Chapter 5 · Pañcamo’dhyāyaḥ (Fifth Chapter)
Verse 114
परमैश्वर्यमतुलं प्राप्स्यसे मत्परिग्रहात्। एतद् बुद्ध्या समालोच्य मत्परिग्रहतां व्रज ॥ ११४ ॥
paramaiśvaryamatulaṁ prāpsyasē matparigrahāt | ētad buddhyā samālōcya matparigrahatāṁ vraja || 114 ||
Translation
You will obtain incomparable supreme sovereignty by accepting me. Having considered this with your intellect, come to accept me.
Word by word
- paramaiśvaryam
- supreme sovereignty/wealth
- atulaṁ
- incomparable
- prāpsyase
- you will obtain
- matparigrahāt
- by accepting me
- etad
- this
- buddhyā
- with intellect
- samālocya
- having considered
- matparigrahātāṁ
- acceptance of me
- vraja
- go
Meaning
Sugriva promises Ambika unparalleled wealth and power if she accepts Shumbha as her consort, urging her to rationally consider his proposal and submit, reflecting Shumbha’s hubris and materialistic approach to winning her.