Shloka 22

सगरस्य पुत्रलाभः

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

Devanagari script

तस्य पुत्रोंऽशुमान्नाम असमञ्जस्य वीर्यवान्।।।।सम्मत स्सर्वलोकस्य सर्वस्यापि प्रियंवद:।

Transliteration

tasya putro ’ṃśumān nāma asamañjasya vīryavān | sammataḥ sarvalokasya sarvasyāpi priyaṃvadaḥ ||

Translation

তাঁর পুত্রের নাম ছিল অংশুমান—তিনি ছিলেন বীর্যবান, সর্বলোকসম্মত এবং সকলের প্রতি প্রিয়ভাষী।

Word by Word

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग; षष्ठी, एकवचन (genitive singular)

• पुत्रः: son
• पुत्रः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: putra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन

• अंशुमान्: Aṃśumān
• अंशुमान्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aṃśumant (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन

• नाम: named
• नाम: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषणार्थक अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nāman (प्रातिपदिक) / nāma (अव्ययवत्)
• Form: अव्यय; नामनिर्देशक (indeclinable marker ‘named’)

• असमञ्जस्य: of Asamañjasa
• असमञ्जस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asamañjasa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी, एकवचन (genitive singular)

• वीर्यवान्: valiant
• वीर्यवान्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vīryavat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन; गुणवाचक विशेषण

• सम्मतः: esteemed
• सम्मतः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sam-√man (धातु) → sammata (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle, क्त); पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘approved/esteemed’

• सर्व-लोकस्य: of the whole world
• सर्व-लोकस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + loka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (sarvaḥ lokaḥ = the whole world)

• सर्वस्य: of everyone
• सर्वस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग; षष्ठी, एकवचन

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha-bodhaka (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/अप्यर्थ (particle: also/even)

• प्रियं-वदः: pleasant-spoken
• प्रियं-वदः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: priya (प्रातिपदिक) + vada (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुषः (priyaṃ vadati iti = one who speaks pleasantly)

Context

Asamanjasa's son was Anshuman. He was valiant, beloved and courteous to every one in the world.

Characters & Entities

• Asamañjasa
• Aṁśumān

FAQs

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

Dharma is reflected in character, not merely birth: even from a flawed parent can arise a virtuous person, marked by social approval, courage, and truthful-beneficial speech.

What is the narrative situation?

After describing Asamañjasa’s downfall, the narrative introduces his son Aṁśumān as a moral contrast and future agent in the lineage’s story.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Priya-vāda (courteous, welfare-oriented speech) along with valor—virtues central to epic leadership.