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Shloka 130

Right Conduct, Offenses Against Brāhmaṇas, Truthfulness, and the Greatness of the Cow

Go-Māhātmya

एभिर्धृताः सदा लोकाः प्रतिष्ठंति स्वभावतः । स्वभावो ब्रह्मरूपोसावेते ब्रह्ममयाः स्मृताः

ebhirdhṛtāḥ sadā lokāḥ pratiṣṭhaṃti svabhāvataḥ | svabhāvo brahmarūposāvete brahmamayāḥ smṛtāḥ

Por medio de éstos, los mundos son sostenidos siempre y permanecen establecidos por su propia naturaleza innata. Esa naturaleza innata es de la forma de Brahman; por ello se recuerdan como impregnados de Brahman.

एभिःby these
एभिः:
Karana (करण)
TypeNoun
Rootएतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम
धृताःheld/sustained
धृताः:
Kriyā (क्रिया/विधेय)
TypeVerb
Rootधृ (धातु)
Formक्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; लोकाः इति विशेष्येण सह
सदाalways
सदा:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/काल)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसदा (अव्यय)
Formनित्यत्ववाचक अव्यय (adverb)
लोकाःworlds
लोकाः:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootलोक (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन
प्रतिष्ठन्तिstand/are established
प्रतिष्ठन्ति:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootप्र + स्था (धातु)
Formलट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन, परस्मैपद
स्वभावतःby their own nature
स्वभावतः:
Hetu (हेतु)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootस्वभाव (प्रातिपदिक)
Formतसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (ablatival adverb) = ‘from/according to nature’
स्वभावःnature/essential nature
स्वभावः:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootस्वभाव (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन
ब्रह्मरूपःhaving the form of Brahman
ब्रह्मरूपः:
Visheshana (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootब्रह्म + रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (ब्रह्मणः रूपम्)
असौthat (he/it)
असौ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootअसद्/अदस् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम
एतेthese
एते:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootएतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम
ब्रह्ममयाःmade of/filled with Brahman
ब्रह्ममयाः:
Visheshana (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootब्रह्म + मय (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (ब्रह्मणि मयाः = consisting of Brahman)
स्मृताःare said/remembered
स्मृताः:
Kriyā (क्रिया/विधेय)
TypeVerb
Rootस्मृ (धातु)
Formक्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; ‘इति स्मृताः’ = are remembered/called

Unspecified in the provided excerpt (context needed from surrounding verses to identify the dialogue pair).

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Sandhi Resolution Notes: एभिः + धृताः → एभिर्धृताः; ब्रह्मरूपः + असौ → ब्रह्मरूपोसौ

B
Brahman

FAQs

It conveys a non-dual metaphysical theme: the worlds are sustained through their intrinsic nature, and that intrinsic nature is Brahman, meaning reality is ultimately pervaded by Brahman.

It indicates that the stability and functioning of the worlds occur inherently—through their own constitution—rather than as an external, intermittent intervention.

Primarily about cosmic order and sustenance: it explains how the worlds remain established and what underlies that stability (svabhāva identified with Brahman).