Shloka 49

Adhyaya 18 — Arjuna Declines the Throne; Garga Directs Him to Dattatreya; The Gods Defeat the Daityas through Dattatreya’s Vision and the Movement of Lakshmi

Sanskrit

दत्तात्रेय उवाच नृणां पदे स्थिता लक्ष्मीर् निलयं सम्प्रयच्छति ।

सक्थ्न्योश्च संस्थिता वस्त्रं तथा नानाविधं वसु ॥

Transliteration

dattātreya uvāca nṛṇāṃ pade sthitā lakṣmīr nilayaṃ samprayacchati / sakthnyoś ca saṃsthitā vastraṃ tathā nānāvidhaṃ vasu

Translation

قال دتّاتريا: «إذا أقامت لاكشمي عند قدمي الرجل منحتْه مسكنًا. وإذا استقرّت في فخذيه منحتْه لباسًا وأنواعًا شتّى من الثروة.»

Word by Word

• dattātreyaḥ: Dattātreya
• dattātreyaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: datta + ātreya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular)

• nṛṇām: of men/people
• nṛṇām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन (Plural)

• pade: in the foot/at the step
• pade: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pada (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• sthitā: situated
• sthitā: Karta-anvaya (predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √sthā (धातु) + kta (कृत्)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nom.), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying lakṣmīḥ)

• lakṣmīḥ: Lakṣmī (fortune)
• lakṣmīḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: lakṣmī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• nilayam: abode/dwelling
• nilayam: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nilaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• samprayacchati: grants/bestows fully
• samprayacchati: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-pra-√yam (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• sakthnyoḥ: in/on the thighs (two)
• sakthnyoḥ: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sakthi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (प्रयोगे), षष्ठी/सप्तमी (Gen./Loc.), द्विवचन (Dual)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction ‘and’)

• saṃsthitā: being placed/settled
• saṃsthitā: Karta-anvaya (predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sam-√sthā (धातु) + kta (कृत्)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त, स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (lakṣmīḥ)

• vastram: clothing/garment
• vastram: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vastra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Acc.), एकवचन

• tathā: likewise
• tathā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: तुल्यार्थक/प्रकारार्थक-अव्यय (likewise/so)

• nānāvidham: of various kinds
• nānāvidham: Karma-anvaya (object qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nānā + vidha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Acc.), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (vasu)

• vasu: wealth/property
• vasu: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vasu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Acc.), एकवचन

Speakers

• Dattātreya to Devas

Verse Rasa

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Primary Deities

• Dattātreya
• Lakṣmī
• Devas

Shakti Aspects

• Śrī/Lakṣmī

Key Themes

• Prosperity ethics
• Symbolic anatomy
• Householder wellbeing

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Basic securities—shelter, clothing, material means—are framed as ‘fruits’ of fortune grounded in stability and right support (feet/thighs symbolizing steadiness and capacity).

How does this fit the Pancalakshana (5 characteristics)?

Didactic dharma material inside narrative dialogue; it supports Purāṇic instruction rather than cosmological enumeration.

What is the esoteric significance?

Feet and thighs indicate foundation and strength; fortune that rests on firm foundations yields stable life-infrastructure (home, resources) rather than fleeting display.