Shloka 29

Dharmāṅgada’s Conquest of the Directions

Devanagari script

तैजसं दात्रमादाय लुनाति तृणसंचयान् । वायुना पूरितं वस्त्रं तारयेन्नौगतं जले ॥ २९ ॥

Transliteration

taijasaṃ dātramādāya lunāti tṛṇasaṃcayān | vāyunā pūritaṃ vastraṃ tārayennaugataṃ jale || 29 ||

Translation

Tomando una hoz resplandeciente, se siegan montones de hierba; y una tela llena de aire puede incluso sostener a una persona a flote sobre el agua como una barca.

Word by Word

• तैजसम्: fiery, made of metal/bright
• तैजसम्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तैजस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण of दात्रम्

• दात्रम्: a sickle
• दात्रम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दात्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• आदाय: having taken
• आदाय: Purvakala (पूर्वकाल/Anterior action)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ + दा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (gerund/absolutive): having taken

• लुनाति: cuts
• लुनाति: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लू (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• तृण-संचयान्: heaps of grass
• तृण-संचयान्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तृण (प्रातिपदिक) + संचय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (heaps of grass); पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• वायुना: by wind
• वायुना: Karana (करण/Means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वायु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• पूरितम्: filled
• पूरितम्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूर् (धातु) → पूरित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (PPP: filled); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण of वस्त्रम्

• वस्त्रम्: cloth, sail
• वस्त्रम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वस्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• तारयेत्: would carry across, would save
• तारयेत्: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: तॄ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• नौ-गतम्: one who is in a boat
• नौ-गतम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नौ (प्रातिपदिक) + गत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (gone/being in a boat); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (object understood: ‘जनम्/पुमांसम्’)

• जले: in water
• जले: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

Speaker

Suta (narrating the Purana dialogue/travel account in Uttara-Bhaga)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Rasa: {"primary_rasa":"adbhuta","secondary_rasa":"shanta","emotional_journey":"Moves from a vivid, practical image (cutting grass with a shining sickle) to a surprising demonstration (air-filled cloth floating like a boat), evoking wonder at simple principles."}

FAQs

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

It uses everyday examples to show that the right means (upāya)—even something seemingly simple—can accomplish what appears difficult, suggesting that proper dharma/sādhana enables one to ‘cross over’ obstacles.

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

By analogy, just as an inflated cloth can keep one afloat, steady reliance on a sustaining support can carry a devotee through danger; in Narada Purana’s broader teaching, bhakti to Vishnu is presented as such a sustaining support across saṃsāra.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Not a direct Vedanga rule, but it reflects the Narada Purana’s practical pedagogy—teaching through clear upamā (illustrative reasoning) rather than technical ritual detail in this verse.