Shloka 18
Adhyāya 62: Sañjaya’s Admonition to Dhṛtarāṣṭra on Rāja-dharma and Consequence
Devanagari script
समुद्रान्तां वसुमतीं वसुपूर्णा तु सर्वतः । सतां ब्राह्मणसात्कृत्वा जगामास्तं तदा नृप:,उस समय राजा मान्धाता सब ओरसे धन-धान्यसे सम्पन्न समुद्रपर्यन्त पृथ्वीको ब्राह्मणोंके अधीन करके सूर्यके समान अस्त हो गये
Transliteration
samudrāntāṃ vasumatīṃ vasupūrṇā tu sarvataḥ | satāṃ brāhmaṇasātkṛtvā jagāmāstaṃ tadā nṛpaḥ ||
Translation
Nārada said: “Having made the earth—bounded by the ocean and filled everywhere with wealth—subject to the righteous brāhmaṇas, King Māndhātṛ then passed into setting, like the sun.”
Word by Word
समुद्रान्ताम्bounded by the ocean
समुद्रान्ताम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootसमुद्रान्त (समुद्र + अन्त)
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
वसुमतीम्the earth
वसुमतीम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवसुमती
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
वसुपूर्णाम्filled with wealth
वसुपूर्णाम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootवसुपूर्ण (वसु + पूर्ण)
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
तुindeed/but
तु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु
सर्वतःon all sides/everywhere
सर्वतः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसर्वतः
सताम्of the good/virtuous
सताम्:
TypeNoun
Rootसत्
FormMasculine, Genitive, Plural
ब्राह्मणसात्कृत्वाhaving made over to the Brahmins / having handed over to Brahmins
ब्राह्मणसात्कृत्वा:
TypeVerb
Rootसात्कृ (सात् + कृ)
Formक्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage)
जगामwent
जगाम:
TypeVerb
Rootगम्
FormPerfect (लिट्), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
अस्तम्setting (to disappearance); to the west
अस्तम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअस्त
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
तदाthen/at that time
तदा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतदा
नृपःthe king
नृपः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootनृप
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
Speaker
नारद उवाच
Characters & Entities
N
NāradaK
King MāndhātṛE
Earth (Vasumatī)O
Ocean (Samudra)B
Brāhmaṇas (Brāhmaṇa)Sandhi Notes