Mahabharata — Adi Parva, Shloka 23
कृपकृपी-जननम्
The Birth of Kṛpa and Kṛpī; Kṛpa’s Attainment of Astras
Devanagari script
ऋषय ऊचु: अस्ति वै तव धर्मात्मन् विद्यो देवोपमं शुभम्
Transliteration
ṛṣaya ūcuḥ—asti vai tava dharmātman vidyo devopamaṃ śubham |
Translation
ಋಷಿಗಳು ಹೇಳಿದರು— “ಓ ಧರ್ಮಾತ್ಮನೇ! ನಿನಗೆ ದೇವೋಪಮವಾದ, ಶುಭವಾದ, ಪಾಪರಹಿತ ಸಂತಾನದ ಯೋಗವಿದೆ—ನಾವು ದಿವ್ಯದೃಷ್ಟಿಯಿಂದ ಅದನ್ನು ಕಾಣುತ್ತೇವೆ. ಆದ್ದರಿಂದ, ಓ ರಾಜನೇ, ದೈವವು ನಿನಗಾಗಿ ನಿಶ್ಚಯಿಸಿದ ಫಲವನ್ನು ಪ್ರಯತ್ನದಿಂದ ಪಡೆಯು.”
Word by Word
ऋषयःthe sages
ऋषयः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootऋषि
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
ऊचुःsaid
ऊचुः:
TypeVerb
Rootवच्
FormPerfect, 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada
अस्तिthere is / exists
अस्ति:
TypeVerb
Rootअस्
FormPresent, 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
वैindeed
वै:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवै
तवof you / your
तव:
Sambandha
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
Form—, Genitive, Singular
धर्मात्मन्O righteous-souled one
धर्मात्मन्:
TypeNoun
Rootधर्मात्मन्
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
विद्यःa son/offspring (Vidyá as a proper name or 'offspring')
विद्यः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootविद्य
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
देवोपमम्god-like
देवोपमम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootदेवोपम
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
शुभम्auspicious
शुभम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootशुभ
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
Speaker
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Characters & Entities
Ṛ
Ṛṣayaḥ (the sages)D
Dharmātman (addressed righteous king)Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
Even when a favorable outcome is destined, it should be approached through righteous effort; dharma harmonizes fate (bhāgya) with human striving (prayatna).
A group of sages addresses a righteous king, assuring him—based on their spiritual insight—of auspicious, godlike offspring, and urging him to take purposeful action to realize that promised result.