Shloka 42

Devanagari script

एवं रटंति विप्रेंद्राः पटहे मेघनिःस्वने । एवं धर्ममवाप्याथ पितां धर्मांगदस्य हि ॥ ४२ ॥

Transliteration

evaṃ raṭaṃti vipreṃdrāḥ paṭahe meghaniḥsvane | evaṃ dharmamavāpyātha pitāṃ dharmāṃgadasya hi || 42 ||

Translation

Así proclaman en alta voz los más eminentes brāhmaṇas, mientras el gran tambor resuena como trueno de nubes. De este modo, habiendo alcanzado el Dharma, el padre de Dharmāṅgada llegó después al mundo de los Pitṛs, la morada de los antepasados.

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (indeclinable), प्रकारवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of manner)

• रटन्ति: they shout/cry out
• रटन्ति: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: raṭ (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (plural)

• विप्र-इन्द्राः: chief Brahmins
• विप्र-इन्द्राः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vipra (प्रातिपदिक) + indra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (plural); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (viprāṇām indraḥ)

• पटहे: on/at the drum
• पटहे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: paṭaha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (singular)

• मेघ-निःस्वने: with thunder-like sound
• मेघ-निःस्वने: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: megha (प्रातिपदिक) + niḥsvana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (meghasya niḥsvanaḥ)

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (indeclinable), प्रकारवाचक क्रियाविशेषण

• धर्मम्: dharma/merit
• धर्मम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dharma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (singular)

• अवाप्य: having obtained
• अवाप्य: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ava-āp (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययकृदन्त; ‘having obtained’

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha/Anvaya (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, अनुक्रम/अनन्तरार्थक (sequence marker)

• पिताम्: the father
• पिताम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pitṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (singular); ‘pitāram’ (acc. sg. of pitṛ)

• धर्म-अङ्गदस्य: of Dharmāṅgada
• धर्म-अङ्गदस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dharma (प्रातिपदिक) + aṅgada (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (singular); कर्मधारयः (dharmo'ṅgadaḥ = ‘whose limb/ornament is dharma’ / ‘Dharma-aṅgada’ as proper name)

• हि: indeed
• हि: Nipāta (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, निपात (particle) — emphasis/indeed

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narrator within the Uttara-Bhāga discourse; traditionally framed as Sūta recounting the Purāṇa)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Dharmangada
• Pitrs

FAQs

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

It links public affirmation of Dharma (by learned brāhmaṇas, with ceremonial proclamation) to its fruit: the upliftment and onward journey of the soul to the ancestral realm (Pitṛ-loka).

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

While not explicitly naming bhakti, it reflects a core bhakti-worldview: righteous acts performed in sacred contexts and affirmed by the virtuous culminate in divine moral order (dharma-phala), supporting the devotee’s and family’s spiritual ascent.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It implicitly reflects Kalpa (ritual procedure) through the mention of ceremonial proclamation with a paṭaha (kettledrum) and the social role of brāhmaṇas in validating dharma and merit within rite-centered sacred settings.