Shloka 140

Śoka-śamana: Kṛṣṇa’s Consolation and Nārada’s Exempla to Sṛñjaya

Chapter 29

Devanagari script

अकृष्ट पच्या पृथिवी पुटके पुटके मधु । सर्वा द्रोणदुघा गावो वैन्यस्यासन्‌ प्रशासत:

Transliteration

akṛṣṭa-pacyā pṛthivī puṭake puṭake madhu | sarvā droṇa-dughā gāvo vainyasyāsan praśāsataḥ ||

Translation

પૃથુ વૈન્યના ધર્મયુક્ત શાસનકાળમાં ધરતી ન જોતાં જ અન્ન ઉપજાવતી; વૃક્ષોના પોટા-પોટામાં મધુરસ ભરેલો રહેતો; અને બધી ગાયો એક-એક દ્રોણ પ્રમાણ દૂધ આપતી.

Word by Word

• अकृष्टा: untilled
• अकृष्टा: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अकृष्ट (कृष्-धातु से निष्पन्न, उपसर्ग-निषेध 'अ')
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• पच्या: yielding (produce), productive
• पच्या: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पच्य (पच्-धातु से निष्पन्न विशेषण/भाववाचक; यहाँ 'पच्य' = पचने योग्य/पक्व-स्वभावा)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• पृथिवी: the earth
• पृथिवी: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पृथिवी
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• पुटके: in a hollow/cavity (pod)
• पुटके: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुटक
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Locative, Singular

• पुटके: in (each) hollow/cavity
• पुटके: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुटक
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Locative, Singular

• मधु: honey/sweet juice
• मधु: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: मधु
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• सर्वाः: all
• सर्वाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural

• द्रोणदुघाः: yielding a drona-measure (of milk)
• द्रोणदुघाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्रोण-दुघ (द्रोण + दुह्-धातु से 'दुघ' = दुहने वाली)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural

• गावः: cows
• गावः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: गो
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural

• वैन्यस्य: of Vainya (Prithu)
• वैन्यस्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: वैन्य (वेणु/वेन-वंशसम्बन्धी; पृथु का पितृनाम-आधारित विशेषण)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• आसन्: were
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: Imperfect (लङ्), 3rd, Plural

• प्रशासतः: while (he) was ruling / of the ruler
• प्रशासतः: Adhikarana
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-शास् (धातु) → प्रशासत् (वर्तमान कृदन्त)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

Speaker

वायुदेव उवाच

Characters & Entities

• वायुदेव (Vāyu)
• पृथिवी (Earth)
• गावः (cows)
• वैन्य (Vainya/Pṛthu)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse teaches that dharmic kingship sustains a harmonious relationship between ruler, society, and nature: when the king governs justly, the earth becomes fertile, resources abound, and wellbeing spreads without exploitation.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vāyu describes the extraordinary abundance during King Pṛthu Vainya’s reign—crops growing without ploughing, honey/sap present everywhere, and cows yielding immense milk—illustrating the ideal results of righteous शासन (rule).