Shloka 49

Devanagari script

पुरूरवसमैलं च त्रिषु लोकेषु विश्रुतम्‌ बुधस्य दयितं पुत्र कीर्तयेद्‌ वसुधाधिपम्‌

Transliteration

purūravasaṃ ailam ca triṣu lokeṣu viśrutam | budhasya dayitaṃ putra kīrtayed vasudhādhipam ||

Translation

Bhishma sprach: „O Sohn, man soll den Namen des Königs Purūravas, des Nachkommen der Ilā, rühmen und rezitieren—berühmt in den drei Welten, Budhas geliebter Sohn und Herrscher der Erde.“

Word by Word

• पुरूरवसम्: Purūravas (as object of mention)
• पुरूरवसम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरूरवस्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• ऐलम्: descendant of Ilā (Aila)
• ऐलम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ऐल
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• त्रिषु: in the three
• त्रिषु: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रि
• Form: All, Locative, Plural

• लोकेषु: worlds
• लोकेषु: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Plural

• विश्रुतम्: renowned, famous
• विश्रुतम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विश्रुत
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• बुधस्य: of Budha
• बुधस्य: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: बुध
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• दयितम्: beloved, dear
• दयितम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दयित
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• पुत्रम्: son
• पुत्रम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• कीर्तयेत्: should recite/mention/praise
• Type: Verb
• Root: कीर्तय् (√कीर्त्/कीर्तयति)
• Form: Optative (Vidhi-lin), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• वसुधा-अधिपम्: lord of the earth, king
• वसुधा-अधिपम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसुधाधिप
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• Purūravas
• Ilā
• Budha
• the three worlds (trailokya)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse teaches the value of commemorating exemplary rulers: praising a king famed for virtue and rightful sovereignty reinforces ideals of dharma, ethical governance, and the cultural memory of righteous lineages.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhīṣma, instructing the listener (“O son”), recommends the recitation of King Purūravas’s name—identifying him by lineage (Aila, descendant of Ilā) and relationship (beloved son of Budha) and emphasizing his fame across the three worlds.