Shloka 25

The Description of the Glory of Dvādaśī

Devanagari script

हरेर्द्दिनं सदोपोष्यं नरैर्धर्मपरायणैः । इच्छद्भिर्विपुलान्योगान्पुत्रपौत्रादिकाँस्तथा ॥ २५ ॥

Transliteration

harerddinaṃ sadopoṣyaṃ narairdharmaparāyaṇaiḥ | icchadbhirvipulānyogānputrapautrādikāṃstathā || 25 ||

Translation

“The day of Hari should always be observed and maintained by people devoted to dharma, by those who desire abundant blessings—such as sons, grandsons, and the like.”

Word by Word

• hareḥ: of Hari
• hareḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hari (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Ṣaṣṭhī Ekavacana

• dinam: day
• dinam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dina (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसकलिङ्ग, Dvitīyā Ekavacana

• sadā: always
• sadā: Viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sadā (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; adverb (कालवाचक)

• upoṣyam: to be observed as a fast
• upoṣyam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: upa-√vas (धातु) → upoṣya (कृदन्त, यत्/gerundive)
• Form: Napुंसकलिङ्ग, Dvitīyā Ekavacana; yat-pratyaya (gerundive/भाव्य) agreeing with dinam; 'to be fasted/observed as a fast'

• naraiḥ: by men
• naraiḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Tṛtīyā Bahuvacana

• dharma-parāyaṇaiḥ: devoted to dharma
• dharma-parāyaṇaiḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dharma (प्रातिपदिक) + parāyaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Tṛtīyā Bahuvacana; viśeṣaṇa of naraiḥ

• icchadbhiḥ: by those desiring
• icchadbhiḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √iṣ (धातु) → icchat (कृदन्त, शतृ/Present active participle)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Tṛtīyā Bahuvacana; śatṛ-pratyaya; qualifies naraiḥ

• vipulān: abundant / great
• vipulān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vipula (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā Bahuvacana; qualifies yogān

• yogān: prosperities / attainments
• yogān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yoga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā Bahuvacana

• putra-pautra-ādikān: sons, grandsons, and the like
• putra-pautra-ādikān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: putra (प्रातिपदिक) + pautra (प्रातिपदिक) + ādika (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā Bahuvacana; dvandva listing 'sons, grandsons, etc.'

• tathā: likewise / also
• tathā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; adverb (तुल्य/समुच्चयार्थक)

Speaker

Unspecified (gnomic/authorial voice)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: Hari-dina (Hari’s day; in context likely Dvādaśī-related)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Hari

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