Shloka 127

Śoka-śamana: Kṛṣṇa’s Consolation and Nārada’s Exempla to Sṛñjaya

Chapter 29

Devanagari script

सांकृते रन्तिदेवस्य यां रात्रिमवसन्‌ गृहे । आलकभ्यन्त शतं गाव: सहस्राणि च विंशति:

Transliteration

sāṅkṛte rantidevasya yāṁ rātrim avasan gṛhe | ālakabhyanta śataṁ gāvaḥ sahasrāṇi ca viṁśatiḥ ||

Translation

قال فايُو: «في تلك الليلة التي نزل فيها جمعٌ غفير من الضيوف في بيت الملك رَنْتِدِيفا، ابن سَنْكْرِتي (Saṅkṛti)، قُدِّمت لهم—بسعةٍ ووفرة—مئةٌ وعشرون ألف بقرة (120,000).»

Word by Word

• सांकृते: in (the house/lineage/place) of Saṃkṛti
• सांकृते: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सांकृत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• रन्तिदेवस्य: of Rantideva
• रन्तिदेवस्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: रन्तिदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• याम्: which
• याम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• रात्रिम्: night
• रात्रिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: रात्रि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• अवसन्: they dwelt/stayed
• अवसन्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: वस् (धातु)
• Form: Imperfect (लङ्), 3rd, Plural

• गृहे: in the house
• गृहे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: गृह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• आलकभ्यन्त: they obtained/received
• आलकभ्यन्त: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + लभ् (धातु)
• Form: Imperfect (लङ्), 3rd, Plural

• शतम्: a hundred
• शतम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: शत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• गावः: cows
• गावः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: गो (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural

• सहस्राणि: thousands
• सहस्राणि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सहस्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• विंशतिः: twenty
• विंशतिः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: विंशति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

वायुदेव उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vāyu (Vāyudeva)
• King Rantideva
• Saṅkṛti
• guests (atithis)
• cows (gāvaḥ)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights dharma through extraordinary hospitality and charity: a righteous king treats guests as worthy recipients and gives without stint, illustrating that ethical kingship is grounded in generosity and care for others.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vāyu narrates an episode about King Rantideva: when many guests stayed at his home for a night, vast gifts—symbolized by an immense number of cows—were distributed, emphasizing the scale of his giving.