कुमारसम्भवम् (महाकवि कालिदास - संस्कृत मूल एवं हिन्दी अनुवाद)

U. P. INTERMEDIATE EXAMINATION
PAPERS.
1937
Q. I. Translate into English or Hindi:—
प्रयुक्तसत्कार विशेषमात्मना न मां परं संप्रतिपत्तुमर्हसि ।
यतः सतां संनतगात्रि संगतं मनीषिभिः साप्तपदीनमुच्यते ॥
A—Hindi Translation:—(तुमने) अपने आप जिसका
विशेष आदर किया है ऐसे मुझको कोई दूसरा (अजनबी)
मानना उचित नहीं है ; क्योंकि हे सुन्दरि बुद्धिमान लोग
सज्जनों की मित्रता को सात शब्दों के बोलने (या) पैरों
के चलने से होने वाली कहते हैं ।
English Translation :—It does not behove thee
to regard me as a stranger, to whom special hospitality
has been accorded by thee, for, O, one of stooping body
the friendship of good people is declared by the wise to
be formed after seven words have been exchanged
between them (or) after seven steps have been walked
together.
Q. II. Write a grammatical note on साप्तपदीनम्
A—सप्तानां पदानाम् समाहारः सप्तपदम् (द्विगु समासः)
सप्तपदेन (सप्तभिः पदैः वा) अवाप्यते इति साप्तपदीनम् ।
The word पद has two meanings viz., ‘a word’ and
a footstep, so the expression means ‘which is