Shloka 41

Arjuna–Gaṇa Saṃvāda: Bāṇādhikāra, Tāpasa-veṣa, and the Ethics of Tapas (अर्जुन-गणसंवादः)

Devanagari script

भ्रातरस्तव दुःखार्त्ताः कलत्रं च ततः परम् । पृथिवी हस्ततस्तेद्य यास्यतीति मतिर्मम

Transliteration

bhrātarastava duḥkhārttāḥ kalatraṃ ca tataḥ param | pṛthivī hastatastedya yāsyatīti matirmama

Translation

“Your brothers are stricken with sorrow, and after them your wife as well. Today, even the earth will slip from your hands—such is my conviction.”

Word by Word

• भ्रातरः: brothers
• भ्रातरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भ्रातृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• तव: your
• तव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• दुःखार्त्ताः: afflicted by sorrow
• दुःखार्त्ताः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुःख + आर्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; समासः दुःखेन आर्ताः (तृतीया-तत्पुरुषः)

• कलत्रम्: wife
• कलत्रम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कलत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (contextually subject/object)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक अव्यय (conjunction)

• ततः: then/thereafter
• ततः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रम/अनन्तरार्थक अव्यय (thereafter/then)

• परम्: further/more
• परम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-प्रयोगवत् (adverbial use of neuter acc. sg.); अर्थः ‘further/more’

• पृथिवी: the earth/kingdom
• पृथिवी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पृथिवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• हस्ततः: from (your) hand
• हस्ततः: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हस्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (ablatival adverb): ‘from the hand(s)’

• ते: of you/to you
• ते: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी/चतुर्थी (Genitive/Dative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• इदानीम्: now
• इदानीम्: Kala-adhikarana (काल-अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इदानीम् (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• यास्यति: will go/pass
• यास्यति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/quotative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण-सूचक अव्यय (quotative)

• मतिः: thought/opinion
• मतिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• मम: my
• मम: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the dialogue within the Shatarudra Samhita)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

FAQs

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

It underscores impermanence: even family and sovereignty can vanish, urging the seeker toward vairagya and refuge in Pati (Lord Shiva) rather than in transient supports.

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

By highlighting the unreliability of worldly holdings, it implicitly directs devotion toward Saguna Shiva (and the Linga as His stable, grace-giving presence) as the enduring anchor amid change.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Cultivate daily japa of the Panchakshara ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya") with bhasma (Tripuṇḍra) remembrance, using the insight of impermanence to deepen surrender and steadiness.