Shloka 16

Dharmāṅgada’s Conquest of the Directions

Devanagari script

आहृतानि मया त्रीणि सहस्राणि च पंच च । दशकोट्यस्तु रत्नानां दीपकर्म निशागमे ॥ १६ ॥

Transliteration

āhṛtāni mayā trīṇi sahasrāṇi ca paṃca ca | daśakoṭyastu ratnānāṃ dīpakarma niśāgame || 16 ||

Translation

「我は三千を携え、さらに五を加えて持ち来た。加えて宝珠は十倶胝、夜の訪れに灯明供養の作法に用いられるべし。」

Word by Word

• आहृतानि: brought/collected
• आहृतानि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-हृ (धातु)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त/क्तप्रत्यय), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन; past passive participle (PPP), neuter, nominative/accusative plural

• मया: by me
• मया: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, त्रिलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), एकवचन; pronoun, instrumental singular

• त्रीणि: three
• त्रीणि: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: संख्यावाचक विशेषण, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन; numeral adjective, neuter nom/acc pl

• सहस्राणि: thousands
• सहस्राणि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सहस्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन; neuter nom/acc plural

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक निपात; conjunction/particle

• पञ्च: five
• पञ्च: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पञ्च (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: संख्यावाचक (अव्ययवत्), सर्वलिङ्ग, सर्वविभक्ति, बहुवचनार्थ; numeral ‘five’ (indeclinable-like)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक निपात; conjunction/particle

• दशकोट्यः: ten crores (in number)
• दशकोट्यः: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दश-कोटि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्विगुसमास (दश + कोटि), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; dvigu compound, feminine nominative plural

• तु: indeed
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/विशेषार्थक निपात; particle ‘but/indeed’

• रत्नानाम्: of gems
• रत्नानाम्: Shashthi-Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रत्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन; neuter genitive plural

• दीपकर्म: lamp-work/lighting (ritual)
• दीपकर्म: Adhikarana/Artha (अधिकरण/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दीप-कर्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमास (दीपस्य कर्म / दीपकर्म), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; neuter nom/acc singular

• निशागमे: at the coming of night
• निशागमे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निशा-आगम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमास (निशायाः आगमः), पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (अधिकरण), एकवचन; masculine locative singular

Speaker

Narrator within the Uttara-Bhāga tīrtha-māhātmya dialogue (speaker not explicitly identifiable from this single verse alone)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in Narada Purana?

It highlights dīpakarma (lamp-offering at nightfall) as a merit-producing sacred act, emphasizing deliberate preparation and generous provision for ritual service connected with tīrtha-mahātmyas.

How does this verse explain the path of devotion (Bhakti)?

Though not explicitly naming a deity here, the verse reflects bhakti expressed through seva—offering light at night as an act of reverence, purity, and sustained worship in a sacred setting.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It implicitly uses ritual timing (nightfall/niśāgama), aligning practice with proper kāla (auspicious time) in karmakāṇḍa-style observance rather than a technical Vedāṅga exposition.