Shloka 41

Atithi-prāpti and the Brāhmaṇa’s Deliberation on Triadic Dharma (अतिथिप्राप्तिः धर्मत्रयविचारश्च)

Devanagari script

प्रदिशस्व बल॑ तस्य यो5धिकारार्थचिन्तक: । एवमुक्तो महादेवो देवांस्तानिदमब्रवीत्‌

Transliteration

pradiśasva balaṁ tasya yo ’dhikārārthacintakaḥ | evam ukto mahādevo devāṁs tān idam abravīt |

Translation

Vaiśaṃpāyana said: “Grant strength to that person who reflects upon the rightful authority and its purpose—so that he may fulfill his duty.” When this was said, the great deity Brahmā addressed those gods as follows.

Word by Word

• प्रदिशस्व: grant, bestow
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-√दिश्
• Form: लोट् (imperative), परस्मैपद, मध्यम, एकवचन

• बलम्: strength, power
• बलम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: बल
• Form: नपुंसक, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• तस्य: of him/that (person)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• यः: who
• यः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: पुं, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• अधिकारार्थचिन्तकः: one who thinks about duty/authority and purpose
• अधिकारार्थचिन्तकः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अधिकारार्थचिन्तक
• Form: पुं, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• एवम्: thus
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम्

• उक्तः: having been addressed/said to
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √वच् (उच्यते) → उक्त
• Form: पुं, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• महादेवः: the great god (Mahadeva)
• महादेवः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: महादेव
• Form: पुं, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• देवान्: the gods
• देवान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव
• Form: पुं, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• तान्: those (them)
• तान्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: पुं, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• इदम्: this (speech/statement)
• इदम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: नपुंसक, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• अब्रवीत्: said, spoke
• Type: Verb
• Root: √ब्रू
• Form: लङ् (imperfect/past), परस्मैपद, प्रथम, एकवचन

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśaṃpāyana
• Brahmā
• Devas

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Strength (bala) should support dharma: the person who thoughtfully considers rightful authority (adhikāra) and its purpose (artha) deserves empowerment to carry out duty responsibly, not impulsively or selfishly.

What is happening in the narrative?

A request is made to the gods to bestow the power needed for proper duty-fulfillment upon a discerning person; in response, Brahmā (the great deity) turns to the assembled gods and begins to instruct them.