Shloka 85

Rāma’s Meeting with Agastya: Gift-Ethics (Dāna) and the Tale of King Śveta

Devanagari script

पुरा वैदर्भको राजा पिता मे हि महायशाः । वासुदेव इति ख्यातस्त्रिषु लोकेषु धार्मिकः

Transliteration

purā vaidarbhako rājā pitā me hi mahāyaśāḥ | vāsudeva iti khyātastriṣu lokeṣu dhārmikaḥ

Translation

Dahulu kala ada seorang raja di Vidarbha—ayahku—yang termasyhur. Ia dikenal dengan nama Vāsudeva dan masyhur sebagai penegak dharma di tiga dunia.

Word by Word

• पुरा: formerly
• पुरा: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (Time adjunct/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुरा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• वैदर्भकः: of Vidarbha
• वैदर्भकः: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier of ‘राजा’/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वैदर्भक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; देशवाचक-विशेषण (from Vidarbha)

• राजा: king
• राजा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• पिता: father
• पिता: Apposition (Samānādhikaraṇa with ‘राजा’/समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• मे: my
• मे: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), एकवचन

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha-bodhaka (Discourse particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle)

• महायशाः: greatly renowned
• महायशाः: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier of ‘राजा/पिता’/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक) + यशस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘महान् यशः यस्य’ (renowned)

• वासुदेवः: Vāsudeva
• वासुदेवः: Saṃjñā (Name in apposition/संज्ञा)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वासुदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• इति: thus/called
• इति: Quotation marker (इति)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण-निपात (quotative particle)

• ख्यातः: known
• ख्यातः: Predicate adjective (of ‘राजा’/विधेय-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ख्या (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘प्रसिद्धः’

• त्रिषु: in three
• त्रिषु: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier of ‘लोकेषु’/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रि (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, सप्तमी (Locative/7th), बहुवचन; संख्या-विशेषण

• लोकेषु: worlds
• लोकेषु: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative/7th), बहुवचन

• धार्मिकः: righteous
• धार्मिकः: Predicate adjective (of ‘राजा’/विधेय-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धार्मिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

Unspecified narrator (first-person speaker describing his father; exact dialogue speaker not provided in the input)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: vira

Geographic Context

Type: city

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: ख्यातस्त्रिषु = ख्यातः + त्रिषु.

Characters & Entities

• Vāsudeva
• Vidarbha

FAQs

What does this verse indicate about Vidarbha in the Padma Purana?

It references Vidarbha as a recognized ancient region/kingdom, using it to situate the speaker’s royal lineage within a real geographical-cultural setting.

How does this verse reflect the Purāṇic ideal of kingship?

It presents the ideal king as both celebrated (mahāyaśāḥ) and firmly rooted in dharma, with reputation extending symbolically across the ‘three worlds’.

What ethical lesson is emphasized here?

The verse highlights that true renown is tied to righteousness—social fame is presented as a consequence of living and ruling according to dharma.