Shloka 46

Pātivratya-kathana

The Narrative of the Pativrata

Devanagari script

ददौ धर्मांगदायाथ तस्य वीर्येण तोषितः । जनन्याः प्रददौ हृष्टः सूर्यकोटिसमप्रभम् ॥ ४६ ॥

Transliteration

dadau dharmāṃgadāyātha tasya vīryeṇa toṣitaḥ | jananyāḥ pradadau hṛṣṭaḥ sūryakoṭisamaprabham || 46 ||

Translation

Luego, complacido por su valor, se lo otorgó a Dharmāṅgada; y, lleno de dicha, concedió a su madre un don o gracia cuyo resplandor igualaba al de diez millones de soles.

Word by Word

• ददौ: gave
• ददौ: क्रिया (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपदी — ‘gave’

• धर्म-अङ्गदाय: to Dharmāṅgada
• धर्म-अङ्गदाय: सम्प्रदान (Sampradāna/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्म (प्रातिपदिक) + अङ्गद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/चतुर्थी), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (कर्मधारय/षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: धर्मस्य अङ्गदः / धर्मः अङ्गदः) — Dative singular

• अथ: then
• अथ: सम्बन्धसूचक (Discourse particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनुक्रम/आरम्भसूचक (particle: ‘then/thereupon’)

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

• वीर्येण: by (his) valor
• वीर्येण: करण/हेतु (Instrument/Cause/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वीर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन — Instrumental singular

• तोषितः: pleased
• तोषितः: कर्तृविशेषण (Subject qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तुष् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन — ‘being pleased/satisfied’ (predicate to implied subject)

• जनन्याः: of (his) mother
• जनन्याः: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation/षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जननी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन — Genitive singular

• प्रददौ: bestowed
• प्रददौ: क्रिया (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-दा (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपदी — ‘bestowed’

• हृष्टः: delighted
• हृष्टः: कर्तृविशेषण (Subject qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हृष् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन — ‘delighted’ (predicate to subject)

• सूर्य-कोटि-सम-प्रभम्: having radiance equal to ten million suns
• सूर्य-कोटि-सम-प्रभम्: कर्म (Karma/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सूर्य (प्रातिपदिक) + कोटि (प्रातिपदिक) + सम (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (उपमान-तत्पुरुषः: सूर्यकोट्या समा प्रभा यस्य) — qualifying an implied neuter gift/object

Speaker

Narada (narrating the account within the Uttara-Bhaga tirtha-mahatmya flow)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Rasa: {"primary_rasa":"vira","secondary_rasa":"adbhuta","emotional_journey":"Recognition of valor leads to reward and bestowal; the mood rises from heroic accomplishment to wondrous brilliance (sun-crore splendor) and familial joy."}

Characters & Entities

• Dharmāṅgada
• Janani (mother)

FAQs

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

It highlights the puranic theme that righteous valor (vīrya aligned with dharma) becomes a cause for divine or royal favor, resulting in blessings not only for the hero but also for the family—here, the mother receives a radiant boon.

How does this verse explain the path of devotion (Bhakti)?

While the verse is not a direct bhakti instruction, it reflects a bhakti-adjacent puranic ethic: sincere excellence and dharmic action, offered in a spirit of loyalty and reverence, attracts grace (prasāda) that uplifts one’s household.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No explicit Vedanga (Śikṣā, Vyākaraṇa, Chandas, Nirukta, Jyotiṣa, Kalpa) teaching appears in this line; it functions primarily as narrative praise (arthavāda) within a mahatmya-style account.