Shloka 58

The Establishment of Vāmana at Kānyakubja and the Sanctification of Setu

Devanagari script

दर्शनं दास्यते मेऽसौ ज्ञातिकार्यं भविष्यति । तावन्न दर्शनं मह्यं दत्तमेतेन शत्रुहन्

Transliteration

darśanaṃ dāsyate me'sau jñātikāryaṃ bhaviṣyati | tāvanna darśanaṃ mahyaṃ dattametena śatruhan

Translation

“সি মোক দৰ্শন দিব; আত্মীয়-কৰ্তব্য সম্পন্ন হ’ব। কিন্তু এতিয়ালৈকে, হে শত্রুহন্তা, সি মোক দৰ্শন দিয়া নাই।”

Word by Word

• darśanam: a sight; audience
• darśanam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: darśana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• dāsyate: will be given
• dāsyate: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dā (दा) (धातु)
• Form: Future (लृट्), Passive voice (कर्मणि प्रयोग), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• me: to me
• me: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (अस्मद्) (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun (सर्वनाम), Dative (4th/चतुर्थी), Singular (एकवचन)

• asau: that (person)
• asau: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: adas (अदस्) (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Demonstrative pronoun (सर्वनाम), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• jñāti-kāryam: a kinsmen’s duty/task
• jñāti-kāryam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jñāti (ज्ञाति) + kārya (कार्य) (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (genitive determinative): 'of kinsmen'

• bhaviṣyati: will be
• bhaviṣyati: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (भू) (धातु)
• Form: Future (लृट्), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• tāvat: until then; so long
• tāvat: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tāvat (तावत्) (प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययवत्)
• Form: Adverb (क्रियाविशेषण अव्यय): 'so long/until then'

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (न)
• Form: Negation particle (निषेध अव्यय)

• darśanam: audience; sight
• darśanam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: darśana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा) or Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• mahyam: to me
• mahyam: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (अस्मद्) (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun (सर्वनाम), Dative (4th/चतुर्थी), Singular (एकवचन)

• dattam: given
• dattam: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dā (दा) (धातु)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त/कृदन्त), Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative/Accusative, Singular; agrees with 'darśanam'

• etena: by this (one)
• etena: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etat (एतत्) (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Demonstrative pronoun (सर्वनाम), Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• śatru-han: O enemy-slayer
• śatru-han: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śatru (शत्रु) + han (हन्) (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular (एकवचन); उपपद-तत्पुरुष: 'slayer of enemies'

Speaker

Unspecified (context needed from surrounding verses)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: karuna

Secondary Rasa: vira

Geographic Context

Type: city

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: me'sau = me + asau; tāvanna = tāvat + na; dattametena = dattam + etena.

FAQs

What does this verse convey about “darśana” in a Purāṇic context?

It treats darśana as a formally “granted” meeting/vision—an audience that carries religious or moral weight, not merely casual sight.

How is “jñātikārya” understood here?

It refers to a duty or matter connected with one’s relatives/kinsmen—suggesting the speaker seeks the audience to complete a familial obligation.

What is the ethical lesson implied by the speaker’s complaint?

It highlights perseverance and duty: the speaker remains focused on completing an obligation despite delay in receiving access or recognition.