Shloka 27

The Sumanā Narrative: Vaiṣṇava Hospitality, Āṣāḍha Śukla Ekādaśī, and the Rise to Brāhmaṇahood

Devanagari script

संगत्या ब्राह्मणस्यैव विष्णोश्चैव प्रसादतः । भवान्ब्राह्मणतां प्राप्तः सत्यधर्मसमन्वितः

Transliteration

saṃgatyā brāhmaṇasyaiva viṣṇoścaiva prasādataḥ | bhavānbrāhmaṇatāṃ prāptaḥ satyadharmasamanvitaḥ

Translation

Melalui pergaulan dengan seorang brāhmaṇa dan oleh anugraha Viṣṇu, engkau telah mencapai derajat brāhmaṇahood, berhias kebenaran dan dharma.

Word by Word

• संगत्या: by association
• संगत्या: करण (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संगति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instrumental), एकवचन

• ब्राह्मणस्य: of a brāhmaṇa
• ब्राह्मणस्य: सम्बन्ध (Possessor/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (Genitive), एकवचन

• एव: indeed
• एव: निपात (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle/emphasis)

• विष्णोः: of Viṣṇu
• विष्णोः: सम्बन्ध (Possessor/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (Genitive), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Coordination)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय (conjunction)

• एव: indeed
• एव: निपात (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle/emphasis)

• प्रसादतः: from (their) grace
• प्रसादतः: अपादान (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रसाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (Ablative), एकवचन; ‘from/through grace’

• भवान्: you
• भवान्: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भवत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन; आदरार्थे (honorific ‘you’)

• ब्राह्मणताम्: brāhmaṇa-hood
• ब्राह्मणताम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मणता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन

• प्राप्तः: has attained
• प्राप्तः: क्रिया (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √आप् (धातु)
• Form: क्त (Past Active/Passive Participle in sense ‘obtained’), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; (भवान्) ‘has attained’

• सत्य-धर्म-समन्वितः: endowed with truth and righteousness
• सत्य-धर्म-समन्वितः: कर्तृविशेषण (Subject-qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सत्य + धर्म + समन्वित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः—सत्यधर्मेण समन्वितः (endowed with truth and dharma)

Speaker

Unspecified (context required to confirm the dialogue speaker in Bhūmi-khaṇḍa 18)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: विष्णोश्चैव → विष्णोः च एव; भवान्ब्राह्मणताम् → भवान् ब्राह्मणताम्; सत्यधर्मसमन्वितः → सत्य-धर्म-समन्वितः.

Characters & Entities

• Viṣṇu
• Brāhmaṇa

FAQs

What is the core teaching of this verse?

It teaches that uplifting spiritual transformation arises from satsaṅga (association with the righteous, here a brāhmaṇa) and from Viṣṇu’s grace, culminating in a life grounded in truth and dharma.

Does the verse imply brāhmaṇatā is based only on birth?

The verse frames brāhmaṇatā as an attained condition supported by virtuous association and divine grace, and it is characterized by satya (truthfulness) and dharma (righteous conduct).

What ethical lesson is emphasized here?

Cultivate truthful and dharmic living and seek elevating company; moral and spiritual refinement is strengthened by guidance from the virtuous and by devotion that invites divine favor.