Shloka 52

Devanagari script

एतस्मिन्नेव काले तु तस्यामात्यो महाबली । गृहीतशस्त्रसामन्तो राजान्तिकमुपाययौ

Transliteration

etasminneva kāle tu tasyāmātyo mahābalī | gṛhītaśastrasāmanto rājāntikamupāyayau

Translation

At that very time, his mighty minister—accompanied by feudatory chiefs who had taken up weapons—went into the king’s presence.

Word by Word

• एतस्मिन्: in this
• एतस्मिन्: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग-रूप (context: ‘in this’)

• एव: indeed
• एव: सम्बन्ध/निपात (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (particle/emphasis)

• काले: at the time
• काले: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• तु: but/and
• तु: सम्बन्ध (Contrastive connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (conjunction/particle)

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• अमात्यः: minister
• अमात्यः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अमात्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• महाबली: very strong
• महाबली: कर्तृविशेषण (Subject-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महा + बलिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारय: महान् बली

• गृहीत-शस्त्र-सामन्तः: the armed feudatory
• गृहीत-शस्त्र-सामन्तः: कर्तृविशेषण (Subject-qualifier)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गृहीत (ग्रह् धातु-कृदन्त) + शस्त्र (प्रातिपदिक) + सामन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहि: गृहीतं शस्त्रं येन सः (a vassal/feudatory who has taken up weapons)

• राज-अन्तिकम्: to the king’s presence
• राज-अन्तिकम्: कर्म (Karma/Goal as object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक) + अन्तिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: राज्ञः अन्तिकम् (near the king)

• उपाययौ: came/approached
• उपाययौ: क्रिया (Kriyā/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप + आ + या (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Rudra

Characters & Entities

• King
• Minister
• Samantas (feudatory chiefs)

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in the Shiva Purana?

It shows how worldly power and conflict move quickly, reminding the devotee that stability lies in dharma and surrender to Pati (Shiva) rather than in armed force and shifting alliances.

How does this verse relate to the worship of the Linga or Saguna Shiva?

Though the verse is narrative, it frames human dependence on external power; Shaiva Siddhanta emphasizes turning to Saguna Shiva (Linga-worship) as the accessible refuge who steadies the mind amid social and political upheaval.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

In times of agitation, steady the mind with japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and simple daily Shiva-upasana (Linga-dhyana, offering water), cultivating inner restraint over reactive violence.