Shloka 15
Śoka-śamana: Kṛṣṇa’s Consolation and Nārada’s Exempla to Sṛñjaya
Chapter 29
Devanagari script
महाभाग्यं पुरा राज्ञां कीर्त्यमानं मया शृणु
Transliteration
mahābhāgyaṃ purā rājñāṃ kīrtyamānaṃ mayā śṛṇu
Translation
我より聞け。古より称え伝えられる、王たちの大いなる幸運の物語を—正しき行い（ダルマ）がもたらす果報の、記憶に留められた範例として。
Word by Word
महाभाग्यम्great good fortune
महाभाग्यम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootमहाभाग्य
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
पुराformerly, in the past
पुरा:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपुरा
राज्ञाम्of kings
राज्ञाम्:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootराजन्
FormMasculine, Genitive, Plural
कीर्त्यमानम्being celebrated/being recounted
कीर्त्यमानम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootकीर्तय्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular, शानच् (present passive participle), Passive
मयाby me
मया:
Karana
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
Form—, Instrumental, Singular
शृणुhear, listen
शृणु:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootश्रु
Formलोट् (imperative), Second, Singular, परस्मैपदम्
Speaker
वायुदेव उवाच
Characters & Entities
V
Vāyudeva (Wind-god)K
kings (rājāḥ, generic)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse frames a didactic exemplum: true “great fortune” for rulers is something earned and remembered through praiseworthy conduct, implying that royal prosperity is ethically grounded in dharma and becomes a model for later generations.
Vāyudeva begins a discourse by inviting the listener to hear an ancient, widely celebrated account about the great fortune of kings—signaling the start of a story or illustration meant to instruct on righteous rule and its rewards.