Shloka 14

Droṇa-parva Adhyāya 58: Yudhiṣṭhira’s dawn rites, royal gifts, and the reception of Kṛṣṇa

Devanagari script

47 ०. ] ए १) 55 >शप अ 2022, एतॉल्लब्ध्वा वरानिष्टान्‌ शिबि: काले दिव॑ गत: । स चेन्ममार सृज्जय चतुर्भद्रतरस्त्वया

Transliteration

etāllabdhvā varāniṣṭān śibiḥ kāle divaṃ gataḥ | sa cen mamāra sṛñjaya caturbhadrataras tvayā ||

Translation

“Having obtained these desired boons, King Śibi, in due course of time, went to heaven. And if that Sṛñjaya has indeed died, then you (O king) are fourfold more fortunate than he—since you have been granted a greater share of auspiciousness and merit.”

Word by Word

• etat: this (thing)
• etat: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: etat
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• labdhvā: having obtained
• Type: Verb
• Root: √labh
• Form: Absolutive (ktvā), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral)

• varān: boons
• varān: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: vara
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• iṣṭān: desired, wished-for
• iṣṭān: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: iṣṭa
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• śibiḥ: Śibi (king)
• śibiḥ: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: śibi
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• kāle: in time / at the (proper) time
• kāle: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāla
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• divam: heaven
• divam: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: div
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• gataḥ: gone (went)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gata
• Form: Past passive participle (kta), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: tad
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• cet: if
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: cet

• mama: of me / my
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: asmad
• Form: Genitive, Singular

• ara: spoke, wheel-spoke (uncertain reading)
• ara: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: ara
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• sṛjja: Sṛjja (proper name/uncertain reading)
• sṛjja: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: sṛjja
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• caturbhadrataraḥ: more auspicious/favorable (lit. 'more four-pleasant'—uncertain compound)
• caturbhadrataraḥ: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: catur-bhadra-tara
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular, Comparative (tara)

• tvayā: by you / with you
• tvayā: Karana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: yusmad
• Form: Instrumental, Singular

Speaker

नारद उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Nārada
• Śibi
• Sṛñjaya
• Svarga (heaven)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores that righteous conduct and the boons earned through dharma culminate in heavenly attainment; it also frames ‘fortune’ as moral and spiritual auspiciousness rather than mere worldly survival.

What is happening in the narrative?

Nārada cites the example of King Śibi, who after receiving desired boons later attained heaven; he then comments on Sṛñjaya’s death (if it has occurred) and contrasts degrees of blessedness, praising the listener as even more fortunate in terms of auspicious merit.