Shloka 132

Pitṛ-śrāddha-haviḥ-phala-nirdeśa

Offerings for Ancestors and Their Stated Results

Devanagari script

ब्रह्मणस्तु कवे: पुत्रा वारुणास्तेडप्युदाह्मता: । अष्टौ प्रसवजैर्युक्ता गुणैब्रह्मविद: शुभा:

Transliteration

brahmaṇas tu kaveḥ putrā vāruṇās te 'py udāhṛtāḥ | aṣṭau prasavajair yukta guṇair brahmavidaḥ śubhāḥ ||

Translation

Vasiṣṭha dit : «Les fils de Kavi, lui-même fils de Brahmā, sont eux aussi connus sous le nom de “Vāruṇa”. Ils sont au nombre de huit, pourvus des vertus naturelles qui conviennent à des fils de noble naissance ; on les tient pour auspices par leur caractère et pour connaisseurs de Brahman.»

Word by Word

• ब्रह्मणः: of Brahman / of the Absolute
• ब्रह्मणः: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन्
• Form: Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• तु: but / indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• कवेः: of the sage/poet
• कवेः: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: कवि
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• पुत्राः: sons
• पुत्राः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• वारुणाः: called/related to Varuṇa; Varuṇas
• वारुणाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वारुण
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• ते: they
• ते: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• अपि: also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

• उदाहृताः: are said/are called
• Type: Verb
• Root: उद्-आ-हृ (धातु: हृ)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), Masculine, Nominative, Plural, Passive (participial)

• अष्टौ: eight
• अष्टौ: Karta
• Type: Numeral
• Root: अष्टन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• प्रसवजैः: by/with innate (birth-produced) [qualities]
• प्रसवजैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रसवज
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• युक्ताः: endowed/possessed
• Type: Adjective
• Root: युज्
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• गुणैः: with qualities
• गुणैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुण
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• ब्रह्मविदः: knowers of Brahman
• ब्रह्मविदः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मविद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• शुभाः: auspicious / excellent
• शुभाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

वसिष्ठ उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vasiṣṭha
• Brahmā
• Kavi
• Vāruṇas
• Varuṇa

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse links noble lineage with inner qualification: true worth is shown through innate virtues (guṇas) and Brahman-knowledge (brahmavidyā), marking a person as ‘auspicious’ and ethically exemplary.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vasiṣṭha is describing a genealogical-spiritual line: Kavi, a descendant of Brahmā, has eight sons who are collectively designated ‘Vāruṇas’, and they are characterized as virtuous and realized in Brahman.