Shloka 19

Pūru-vaṁśa, Duṣmanta–Śakuntalā, and the Rise of Mahārāja Bharata

Devanagari script

तं दुरत्ययविक्रान्तमादाय प्रमदोत्तमा । हरेरंशांशसम्भूतं भर्तुरन्तिकमागमत् ॥ १९ ॥

Transliteration

taṁ duratyaya-vikrāntam ādāya pramadottamā harer aṁśāṁśa-sambhūtaṁ bhartur antikam āgamat

Translation

Śakuntalā, foremost among beautiful women, took her son—whose valor was insurmountable and who was born as a portion of a portion of Lord Hari—and approached her husband, Duṣmanta.

Synonyms

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• दुरत्ययविक्रान्तम्: of irresistible prowess
• दुरत्ययविक्रान्तम्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुरत्यय-विक्रान्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषणम् ‘तम्’; समासः—तत्पुरुष (दुरत्यया विक्रान्तिः यस्य/दुरत्ययेन विक्रान्तः)

• आदाय: having taken
• आदाय: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-दा (धातु)
• Form: ल्यप्/क्त्वान्त (gerund), अव्यय; ‘आदाय’ = ‘गृहीत्वा’

• प्रमदोत्तमा: the best of women
• प्रमदोत्तमा: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रमदा-उत्तमा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; कर्मधारय (उत्तमा प्रमदा)

• हरेः: of Hari
• हरेः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• अंशांशसम्भूतम्: born from a portion of a portion (divine part)
• अंशांशसम्भूतम्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अंश-अंश-सम्भूत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषणम् ‘तम्’; समासः—तत्पुरुष (अंशस्य अंशात् सम्भूतः)

• भर्तुः: of (her) husband
• भर्तुः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भर्तृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• अन्तिकम्: near; to the presence
• अन्तिकम्: Karma (कर्म/Goal)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्तिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; गत्यर्थे कर्म (destination as object)

• आगमत्: came
• आगमत्: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-गम् (धातु)
• Form: लुङ् (Aorist), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Characters & Entities

• Hari (Lord Viṣṇu)
• pramadottamā (the foremost lady)
• bhartā (her husband)
• the child (aṁśāṁśa-sambhūta)

FAQs

What does Srimad Bhagavatam mean by a child being 'aṁśāṁśa-sambhūta' (portion of a portion of Hari)?

It indicates the child is divinely empowered—manifesting from a partial expansion of Lord Hari—showing extraordinary, irresistible prowess granted by the Supreme.

Who is speaking Bhagavatam 9.20.19, and what is happening in the story?

Śukadeva Gosvāmī narrates that the foremost lady carries the extraordinary child to her husband, emphasizing the child’s divine origin connected to Lord Hari.

How can devotees apply the teaching of Bhagavatam 9.20.19 in modern life?

Recognize that true strength and excellence ultimately come from the Lord’s grace, and cultivate humility and devotion rather than pride in one’s abilities or lineage.