Shloka 167

Kroṣṭu–Yādava Lineages, the Syamantaka Jewel, Krishna’s Birth Context, and the Māyāmoha Account

Devanagari script

निदेशस्थायिनस्तस्य ऋद्ध्यंते सर्वयादवाः । भीष्म उवाच । सप्तर्षयः कुबेरश्च यक्षो मणिधरस्तथा

Transliteration

nideśasthāyinastasya ṛddhyaṃte sarvayādavāḥ | bhīṣma uvāca | saptarṣayaḥ kuberaśca yakṣo maṇidharastathā

Translation

তাঁৰ আদেশত স্থিৰ হৈ থকা সকলো যাদৱেই সমৃদ্ধি লাভ কৰে। ভীষ্ম ক’লে: “সপ্ত ঋষি, কুবেৰ, আৰু যক্ষ মণিধৰো…”

Word by Word

• nideśa-sthāyinaḥ: abiding by (his) command
• nideśa-sthāyinaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nideśa + sthāyin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; समासः—निदेशे स्थायिनः (abiding in/obeying the command)

• tasya: of him
• tasya: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• ṛddhyante: they prosper
• ṛddhyante: Kriyā (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ṛdh (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; आत्मनेपद

• sarva-yādavāḥ: all the Yādavas
• sarva-yādavāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva + yādava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; समासः—सर्वे च ते यादवाः (all the Yādavas)

• bhīṣmaḥ: Bhīṣma
• bhīṣmaḥ: Karta (Speaker)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhīṣma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriyā (Speech act)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• saptarṣayaḥ: the seven sages
• saptarṣayaḥ: Karta (Subject/Enumeration)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sapta + ṛṣi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; द्विगुसमासः—सप्त ऋषयः (the seven sages)

• kuberaḥ: Kubera
• kuberaḥ: Karta (Subject/Enumeration)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kubera (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha-bodhaka (Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक निपात (conjunction)

• yakṣaḥ: a Yakṣa
• yakṣaḥ: Karta (Subject/Enumeration)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yakṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• maṇidharaḥ: Maṇidhara
• maṇidharaḥ: Karta (Subject/Enumeration)
• Type: Noun
• Root: maṇi + dhara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः—मणिं धरति इति/मणेः धरः (bearer of a jewel; proper name)

• tathā: also/likewise
• tathā: Sambandha-bodhaka (Addition)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/तुल्यार्थक क्रियाविशेषण (also/likewise)

Speaker

Bhīṣma (explicitly marked: ‘bhīṣma uvāca’)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: celestial_realm

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: nideśasthāyinastasya = nideśa-sthāyinaḥ tasya (विसर्ग-लोपः). kuberaśca = kuberaḥ ca (विसर्ग-लोपः). maṇidharastathā = maṇidharaḥ tathā (विसर्ग-लोपः).

Characters & Entities

• Yādavas
• Bhīṣma
• Saptarṣi (Seven Sages)
• Kubera
• Yakṣa
• Maṇidhara

FAQs

What does this verse say about prosperity and discipline?

It links prosperity (ṛddhi) with adherence to rightful instruction—those who abide by “his command” are said to flourish.

Who is speaking in this verse and why is it important?

Bhīṣma is the named speaker (“bhīṣma uvāca”), which signals a dialogue/narration shift and frames the following list of revered beings as part of his testimony.

Why are the Saptarṣis and Kubera mentioned together?

The pairing brings together archetypes of spiritual authority (Saptarṣis) and worldly wealth/guardianship (Kubera), suggesting a broad, cosmic acknowledgment of the subject being described.