Shloka 46

Devanagari script

कीर्ति चानुत्तमां लोके समवाप्स्यसि शोभने । न त्वां जरा वा रोगो वा वैवर्ण्य चापि भाविनि

Transliteration

kīrtiṃ cānuttamāṃ loke samavāpsyasi śobhane | na tvāṃ jarā vā rogo vā vaivarṇyaṃ cāpi bhāvini ||

Translation

Vāyu sprach: „O Strahlende, du wirst in der Welt einen unvergleichlichen Ruhm erlangen. Weder Alter noch Krankheit noch auch nur das Verblassen des Teints wird dich je treffen.“

Word by Word

• कीर्तिम्: fame, renown
• कीर्तिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: कीर्ति
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

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

• अनुत्तमाम्: unsurpassed, excellent
• अनुत्तमाम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनुत्तम
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• लोके: in the world
• लोके: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• समवाप्स्यसि: you will attain/obtain
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-अव-आप्
• Form: Simple Future (Luṭ), Second, Singular, Parasmaipada

• शोभने: O handsome one / O splendid one
• Type: Noun (vocative used as address)
• Root: शोभन
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• त्वाम्: you
• त्वाम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: त्वद्
• Form: —, Accusative, Singular

• जरा: old age
• जरा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: जरा
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• वा: or
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा

• रोगः: disease
• रोगः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: रोग
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• वा: or
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा

• वैवर्ण्यम्: discoloration, loss of complexion
• वैवर्ण्यम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैवर्ण्य
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

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

• अपि: also, even
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

• भाविनि: O future king / O one destined (to be)
• Type: Adjective (vocative used as address)
• Root: भाविन्
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

वायुदेव उवाच

Characters & Entities

• वायुदेव (Vāyu, Wind-god)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse presents a divine benediction: true excellence is marked by enduring kīrti (renown grounded in virtue) and by protection from the usual signs of human decline—old age, illness, and loss of radiance—signifying the fruit of extraordinary merit and divine favor.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vāyu (the Wind-god) addresses a woman respectfully as “śobhane/bhāvini,” granting her a promise of unmatched fame and freedom from bodily deterioration, functioning as a prophetic assurance within the Anuśāsana Parva’s didactic and blessing-oriented discourse.