Shloka 14

Droṇa-parva Adhyāya 58: Yudhiṣṭhira’s dawn rites, royal gifts, and the reception of Kṛṣṇa

Devanagari script

47 ०. ] ए १) 55 >शप अ 2022, एतॉल्लब्ध्वा वरानिष्टान्‌ शिबि: काले दिव॑ गत: । स चेन्ममार सृज्जय चतुर्भद्रतरस्त्वया

Transliteration

etāllabdhvā varāniṣṭān śibiḥ kāle divaṃ gataḥ | sa cen mamāra sṛñjaya caturbhadrataras tvayā ||

Translation

„Nachdem König Śibi diese ersehnten Gaben empfangen hatte, ging er, als seine Zeit gekommen war, in den Himmel ein. Und wenn jener Sṛñjaya tatsächlich gestorben ist, dann bist du (o König) vierfach glücklicher als er — denn dir wurde ein größerer Anteil an Heil und Verdienst gewährt.“

Word by Word

• etat: this (thing)
• etat: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: etat
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• labdhvā: having obtained
• Type: Verb
• Root: √labh
• Form: Absolutive (ktvā), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral)

• varān: boons
• varān: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: vara
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• iṣṭān: desired, wished-for
• iṣṭān: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: iṣṭa
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• śibiḥ: Śibi (king)
• śibiḥ: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: śibi
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• kāle: in time / at the (proper) time
• kāle: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāla
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• divam: heaven
• divam: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: div
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• gataḥ: gone (went)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gata
• Form: Past passive participle (kta), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: tad
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• cet: if
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: cet

• mama: of me / my
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: asmad
• Form: Genitive, Singular

• ara: spoke, wheel-spoke (uncertain reading)
• ara: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: ara
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• sṛjja: Sṛjja (proper name/uncertain reading)
• sṛjja: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: sṛjja
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• caturbhadrataraḥ: more auspicious/favorable (lit. 'more four-pleasant'—uncertain compound)
• caturbhadrataraḥ: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: catur-bhadra-tara
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular, Comparative (tara)

• tvayā: by you / with you
• tvayā: Karana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: yusmad
• Form: Instrumental, Singular

Speaker

नारद उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Nārada
• Śibi
• Sṛñjaya
• Svarga (heaven)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores that righteous conduct and the boons earned through dharma culminate in heavenly attainment; it also frames ‘fortune’ as moral and spiritual auspiciousness rather than mere worldly survival.

What is happening in the narrative?

Nārada cites the example of King Śibi, who after receiving desired boons later attained heaven; he then comments on Sṛñjaya’s death (if it has occurred) and contrasts degrees of blessedness, praising the listener as even more fortunate in terms of auspicious merit.