Shloka 41
कालनिर्णयः, युगधर्मवर्णनम्, सृष्टिक्रमश्च
Time-Reckoning, Yuga-Dharma, and the Sequence of Creation
Devanagari script
द्वादशानां तु भवतामादित्यानां महात्मनाम् | तेजांस्येकेन सर्वेषां देवराज धृतानि मे,देवराज! तुमलोग जो बारह महात्मा आदित्य कहलाते हो, तुम सब लोगोंके तेज मैंने अकेले धारण कर रखे थे
Transliteration
dvādaśānāṁ tu bhavatām ādityānāṁ mahātmanām | tejāṁsy ekena sarveṣāṁ devarāja dhṛtāni me ||
Translation
Śakra (Indra) said: “O Devarāja, you are the twelve great-souled Ādityas; yet I alone had borne the splendors of you all within myself.” In context, the statement underscores how concentrated power can be held by a single ruler, implying both the burden of stewardship and the ethical responsibility to wield collective brilliance without pride or misuse.
Word by Word
द्वादशानाम्of twelve
द्वादशानाम्:
Sambandha
TypeAdjective
Rootद्वादशन्
FormMasculine, Genitive, Plural
तुbut/indeed
तु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु
भवताम्of you (honorific)
भवताम्:
Sambandha
TypePronoun
Rootभवत्
FormMasculine, Genitive, Plural
आदित्यानाम्of the Adityas
आदित्यानाम्:
Sambandha
TypeNoun
Rootआदित्य
FormMasculine, Genitive, Plural
महात्मनाम्of the great-souled ones
महात्मनाम्:
Sambandha
TypeNoun
Rootमहात्मन्
FormMasculine, Genitive, Plural
तेजांसिsplendors/energies
तेजांसि:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootतेजस्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Plural
एकेनby one (alone)
एकेन:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootएक
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
सर्वेषाम्of all
सर्वेषाम्:
Sambandha
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्व
FormMasculine/Neuter, Genitive, Plural
देवराजO king of gods
देवराज:
Sambodhana
TypeNoun
Rootदेवराज
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
धृतानिborne/held
धृतानि:
TypeVerb
Rootधृ
Formक्त (past passive participle), Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Plural, Passive (participial)
मेby me / for me / my
मे:
Sambandha
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
FormGenitive/Dative, Singular
Speaker
श॒क्र उवाच
Characters & Entities
Ś
Śakra (Indra)Ā
Ādityas (twelve)D
Devarāja (king of the gods, as an addressee)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes