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Shloka 10

द्रौपदी–सत्यभामा संवादः

Draupadī and Satyabhāmā on ethical household conduct

दुर्बलानां तु भूतानामसून्‌ यः सम्प्रयच्छति । तमनग्निं बलदं प्राहुः प्रथमं भानुतः सुतम्‌

durbalānāṁ tu bhūtānām asūn yaḥ samprayacchati | tam anagniṁ baladaṁ prāhuḥ prathamaṁ bhānutaḥ sutam ||

មារកណ្ឌេយៈបានមានព្រះវាចាថា៖ «អគ្គិដ៏ទេវភាពនោះ ដែលប្រទានដង្ហើមជីវិត និងកម្លាំងដល់សត្វមានជីវិតដែលទន់ខ្សោយ គេហៅថា បលដ (អ្នកប្រទានកម្លាំង)។ គាត់ត្រូវបានប្រកាសថា ជាកូនប្រុសច្បងរបស់ភានុ»។

दुर्बलानाम्of the weak
दुर्बलानाम्:
Adhikarana
TypeAdjective
Rootदुर्बल
FormMasculine/Neuter, Genitive, Plural
तुbut/indeed
तु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु
भूतानाम्of creatures/beings
भूतानाम्:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootभूत
FormNeuter, Genitive, Plural
असून्lives/breaths
असून्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअसु
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
यःwho
यः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
सम्प्रयच्छतिgives/bestows
सम्प्रयच्छति:
TypeVerb
Rootप्र-यम्
FormPresent, 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
तम्him/that one
तम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
अनग्निम्Anagni (name of a fire)
अनग्निम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअनग्नि
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
बलदम्strength-giving
बलदम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootबलद
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
प्राहुःthey call/they say
प्राहुः:
TypeVerb
Rootप्र-आह्
FormPerfect, 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada
प्रथमम्first
प्रथमम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootप्रथम
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
भानुतःfrom Bhānu (the Sun)
भानुतः:
Apadana
TypeNoun
Rootभानु
FormMasculine, Ablative, Singular
सुतम्son
सुतम्:
TypeNoun
Rootसुत
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular

मार्कण्डेय उवाच

M
Mārkaṇḍeya
A
Agni (as Balada)
B
Bhānu (Sūrya, the Sun)

Educational Q&A

The verse highlights a dharmic ideal of sustaining life: the truly beneficent power is that which restores prāṇa (life-breath) and bala (strength) to the weak. It frames nourishment and protection of vulnerable beings as a sacred, cosmic function embodied by a divine form of Agni.

Mārkaṇḍeya is describing a specific divine manifestation of Fire named Balada. He identifies Balada’s function—reviving and strengthening weakened creatures—and situates him genealogically as the first son of Bhānu (the Sun), integrating the description into a broader mythic-cosmological account.