Shloka 51

Nāga-āyatana-darśana-pratīkṣā — The Brāhmaṇa’s Request and Waiting on the Gomatī

Devanagari script

को हि नाम भवेत्‌ तस्य तेजसा यशसा श्रिया । सदृशस्टत्रिषु लोकेषु ऋते धर्मात्मजौ युवाम्‌

Transliteration

ko hi nāma bhavet tasya tejasā yaśasā śriyā | sadṛśas triṣu lokeṣu ṛte dharmātmajau yuvām ||

Translation

ナーラダは言った。「威光と名声と吉祥において、いったい誰が彼に比肩し得ようか。三界において彼に等しい者はない——ただし、法（ダルマ）の正しき子であるそなたら二人を除いて。」

Word by Word

• कः: who
• कः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• हि: indeed/for
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि

• नाम: really/at all (emphatic particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम

• भवेत्: could be/would be
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू
• Form: Optative (Vidhi-lin), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• तस्य: of him/of that
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• तेजसा: by/with splendor, power
• तेजसा: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: तेजस्
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• यशसा: by/with fame
• यशसा: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: यशस्
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• श्रिया: by/with prosperity, glory
• श्रिया: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

• सदृशः: equal/similar
• सदृशः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सदृश
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• त्रिषु: in the three
• त्रिषु: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रि
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Locative, Plural

• लोकेषु: in the worlds
• लोकेषु: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Plural

• ऋते: except/without
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ऋते

• धर्मात्मजौ: the two sons of Dharma
• धर्मात्मजौ: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्मात्मज
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

• युवाम्: you two
• युवाम्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

Speaker

नारद उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Nārada
• Dharma (personified)
• the two sons of Dharma (dharmātmajau)
• the three worlds (trailokya)
• Śrī (goddess/fortune as a principle)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

True greatness is measured not merely by power or wealth, but by dharma expressed as splendor (tejas), good reputation (yaśas), and auspicious prosperity (śrī) grounded in righteousness. Nārada frames ethical excellence as something that can be recognized across the three worlds.

What is happening in the narrative?

Nārada addresses two exemplary figures called “sons of Dharma,” praising them as uniquely comparable—across all realms—to a supremely great being in terms of splendor, fame, and fortune. The verse functions as a formal commendation that elevates their moral stature.