Shloka 18

सगरस्य पुत्रलाभः

Sagara’s Boons, Progeny, and the Rise of the Sixty Thousand

Devanagari script

घृतपूर्णेषु कुम्भेषु धात्र्यस्तान् समवर्धयन्।कालेन महता सर्वे यौवनं प्रतिपेदिरे।।।।

Transliteration

ghṛtapūrṇeṣu kumbheṣu dhātryas tān samavardhayan | kālena mahatā sarve yauvanaṃ pratipedire ||

Translation

ঘৃতভরা কুম্ভে ধাত্রীরা তাঁদের লালন-পালন করল; দীর্ঘকাল অতিবাহিত হলে সকলেই যৌবন লাভ করল॥

Word by Word

• घृत-पूर्णेषु: in ghee-filled
• घृत-पूर्णेषु: विशेषण
• Type: Adjective
• Root: घृत (प्रातिपदिक) + पूर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः ('filled with ghee'); qualifies kumbheṣu

• कुम्भेषु: in pots/jars
• कुम्भेषु: अधिकरण (Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुम्भ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, बहुवचन

• धात्र्यः: nurses
• धात्र्यः: कर्ता
• Type: Noun
• Root: धात्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• तान्: them
• तान्: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• समवर्धयन्: raised / fostered
• समवर्धयन्: क्रिया
• Type: Verb
• Root: वृध् (धातु) उपसर्गः सम्- + अव-
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन, परस्मैपद; epic form with -न्

• कालेन: with time / after time
• कालेन: करण/काल (Time by instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; instrument of time-span

• महता: great / long
• महता: विशेषण
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifies kālena)

• सर्वे: all (of them)
• सर्वे: कर्ता
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• यौवनम्: youth / adolescence
• यौवनम्: कर्म (object of pratipedire)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यौवन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• प्रतिपेदिरे: attained
• प्रतिपेदिरे: क्रिया
• Type: Verb
• Root: पद् (धातु) उपसर्गः प्रति-
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन, आत्मनेपद

Context

Nurses placed all of them in pots filled with clarified butter and fostered them. They attained adolescence after a long time.

FAQs

What is the core ethical principle (Dharma) in this verse?

Dharma includes responsible nurture: the community (caregivers) supports life and growth, showing that sustaining the young is a moral duty, not merely a private act.

What is the narrative situation?

The unusually born sons are preserved and brought up through special care until they reach adolescence.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Compassionate service and stewardship (the nurses’ devoted fostering).