Shloka 21

दितेर्गर्भभङ्गो मरुत्प्रतिष्ठा च

Diti’s Severed Embryo and the स्थापना of the Maruts; Viśālā-nagara Lineage

Devanagari script

पूजां च परमां कृत्वा सोपाध्यायस्सबान्धव:।प्राञ्जलि: कुशलं पृष्ट्वा विश्वामित्रमथाब्रवीत्।।।।

Transliteration

pūjāṃ ca paramāṃ kṛtvā sopādhyāyaḥ sabāndhavaḥ | prāñjaliḥ kuśalaṃ pṛṣṭvā viśvāmitram athābravīt ||

Translation

আচার্য ও স্বজনসহ তিনি পরম পূজা নিবেদন করলেন। তারপর করজোড়ে কুশল জিজ্ঞাসা করে সুমতি বিশ্বামিত্রকে বললেন।

Word by Word

• pūjām: honour, worship
• pūjām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pūjā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

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

• paramām: supreme, highest
• paramām: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: parama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण (qualifier) of 'pūjām'

• kṛtvā: having performed
• kṛtvā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (कृ धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive), ‘having done/performed’

• sa-upādhyāyaḥ: together with (his) preceptors
• sa-upādhyāyaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sa (सह/सम् अव्यय) + upādhyāya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास; पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• sa-bāndhavaḥ: together with (his) relatives
• sa-bāndhavaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sa (सह/सम् अव्यय) + bāndhava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास; पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); 'sa-upādhyāyaḥ' इत्यस्य सहपद-विशेषणवत् (coordinated descriptor)

• prāñjaliḥ: with folded palms
• prāñjaliḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: prāñjali (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण (qualifier) of the subject

• kuśalam: welfare, well-being
• kuśalam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kuśala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• pṛṣṭvā: having enquired
• pṛṣṭvā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: prach (प्रच्छ् धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive), ‘having asked/enquired’

• viśvāmitram: Viśvāmitra
• viśvāmitram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viśvāmitra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• atha: then, thereafter
• atha: Sambandha/Connector (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: काल/अनन्तर-अव्यय (sequencing particle: thereafter)

• abravīt: spoke
• abravīt: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: brū (ब्रू धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/past), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद (Parasmaipada)

Context

Along with his spiritual preceptors and relatives he paid Viswamitra great respect,enquired his well-being and said:

Characters & Entities

• Sumati
• Viśvāmitra
• kinsmen/relatives (bāndhava)

FAQs

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

Maryādā and dhārmic hospitality: honoring guests, consulting elders, and speaking with humility are presented as marks of righteous governance.

What is the narrative situation?

After going out to meet the sage, Sumati performs formal honors, inquires after Viśvāmitra’s well-being, and begins conversation.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Humility and reverence—folded hands, inquiry into welfare, and involving preceptors show disciplined respect for spiritual authority.