Shloka 144

Śoka-śamana: Kṛṣṇa’s Consolation and Nārada’s Exempla to Sṛñjaya

Chapter 29

Devanagari script

स चेन्ममार सूंजय चतुर्भद्रतरस्त्वया । पुत्रात्‌ पुण्यतरश्वैव मा पुत्रमनुप्यथा:,'सूृंजय! वे चारों कल्याणकारी गुणोंमें तुमसे बढ़े-चढ़े थे और तुम्हारे पुत्रकी अपेक्षा बहुत अधिक पुण्यात्मा भी थे। जब वे भी मर गये तो तुम्हारे पुत्रकी क्या बात है? अतः तुम अपने मरे हुए पुत्रके लिये शोक न करो

Transliteration

sa cen mamāra sūñjaya caturbhadrataras tvayā | putrāt puṇyataras caiva mā putram anupyathāḥ ||

Translation

Vāyu said: “O Sūñjaya, if those who were endowed with fourfold auspicious qualities—superior even to you—and who were far more meritorious than your son have nevertheless died, then what is there to be said about your son? Therefore, do not grieve for your departed child.”

Word by Word

सःhe

चेत्if

ममof me / my

अमराःimmortals; gods

शृञ्जयO Shrinjaya

चतुर्भद्रतराःmore auspicious in four ways / possessing fourfold greater auspiciousness

त्वयाthan you / by you

पुत्रात्than (your) son / from the son

पुण्यतराःmore virtuous / more meritorious

एवindeed

माdo not

पुत्रम्son

अनुafter / following

व्यथाःgrieve / be distressed

Speaker

वायुदेव उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vāyudeva (Vāyu)

Sūñjaya

putra (son)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Sandhi Notes