Shloka 733

Sūrya-stava: Dhaumya’s Counsel and the Aṣṭaśata-nāma of Sūrya

Devanagari script

इतश्नतुर्दशे वर्षे भूयो राज्यमवाप्स्यसि | आजसे चौदहवें वर्षमें तुम अपना राज्य पुन: प्राप्त कर लोगे

Transliteration

itaś caturdaśe varṣe bhūyo rājyam avāpsyasi |

Translation

Vaiśaṃpāyana said: “When these fourteen years have passed, you will regain your kingdom once again.”

Word by Word

• इतः: from now/thereafter
• इतः: Apadana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इतः
• Form: indeclinable (ablatival adverb: 'from here/there; hence')

• चतुर्दशे: in the fourteenth
• चतुर्दशे: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चतुर्दश
• Form: locative singular (any gender by agreement); used with वर्षे

• वर्षे: year
• वर्षे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर्ष
• Form: neuter locative singular

• भूयः: again
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: भूयः
• Form: indeclinable (adverb)

• राज्यम्: kingdom
• राज्यम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: राज्य
• Form: neuter accusative singular

• अवाप्स्यसि: you will obtain
• अवाप्स्यसि: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: अवाप् (अव + आप्)
• Form: simple future (लृट्), parasmaipada; 2nd person singular

Speaker

वैशमग्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśaṃpāyana

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse teaches dharmic perseverance: when one accepts a rightful vow or imposed term (such as exile) and endures it without abandoning righteousness, legitimate authority and justice are restored in due time.

What is happening in the narrative?

In Vaiśaṃpāyana’s narration, a reassurance is given that after the completion of fourteen years, the addressee will again obtain the kingdom—pointing to the end of the exile-period and the promised return to sovereignty.