Shloka 43

Kroṣṭu–Yādava Lineages, the Syamantaka Jewel, Krishna’s Birth Context, and the Māyāmoha Account

Devanagari script

एतेमृतत्वं संप्राप्ता बभ्रोर्देवावृधादपि । यज्ञदानतपोधीमान्ब्रह्मण्यस्सुदृढव्रतः

Transliteration

etemṛtatvaṃ saṃprāptā babhrordevāvṛdhādapi | yajñadānatapodhīmānbrahmaṇyassudṛḍhavrataḥ

Translation

ಇವರೂ ಬಭ್ರುವಿನ ಮೂಲಕ—ದೇವರನ್ನು ವೃದ್ಧಿಗೊಳಿಸುವ ದೇವಾವೃಧನ ಮೂಲಕ—ಅಮೃತತ್ವವನ್ನು ಪಡೆದರು. ಅವನು ಯಜ್ಞ, ದಾನ, ತಪಸ್ಸಿನಲ್ಲಿ ನಿಪುಣ; ಜ್ಞಾನಿ, ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣಭಕ್ತ (ಬ್ರಹ್ಮನಿಷ್ಠ), ದೃಢವ್ರತಧಾರಿ.

Word by Word

• एते: these (persons)
• एते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• मृतत्वम्: mortality, death-state
• मृतत्वम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मृतत्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन

• संप्राप्ताः: having attained
• संप्राप्ताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + प्र + आप् (धातु) → संप्राप्त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृत् (क्त/PPP), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; क्रियाविशेषणवत्/विधेय (having attained)

• बभ्रोः: of Babhru
• बभ्रोः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बभ्रु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (Genitive), एकवचन

• देवावृधात्: from Devāvṛdha
• देवावृधात्: Apadana (Ablative/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव + आवृध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः

• अपि: also, even
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अप्यर्थक-निपात (particle: also/even)

• यज्ञदानतपोधीमान्: wise/meritorious in sacrifice, gifts, and austerity
• यज्ञदानतपोधीमान्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यज्ञ + दान + तपस् + धीमन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषसमासः (yajña-dāna-tapas- endowed with wisdom/merit)

• ब्रह्मण्यः: pious; devoted to Brahman/Brahmins
• ब्रह्मण्यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ब्रह्मण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (devoted to Brahmins/Brahman)

• सुदृढव्रतः: of very firm vows
• सुदृढव्रतः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु + दृढ + व्रत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (दृढं व्रतं यस्य/दृढव्रतः; with सु-उपसर्ग)

Speaker

Unspecified (narrative voice; speaker not explicit in the provided single-verse excerpt)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: etemṛtatvaṃ → ete mṛtatvam; babhrordevāvṛdhādapi → babhroḥ devāvṛdhāt api; yajñadānatapodhīmān brahmaṇyassudṛḍhavrataḥ → yajñadānatapodhīmān brahmaṇyaḥ sudṛḍhavrataḥ.

Characters & Entities

• Babhru

FAQs

What does this verse teach about attaining ‘immortality’ (amṛtatva/mṛtatva)?

It links “deathlessness” with dharmic excellence—especially sacrifice (yajña), charity (dāna), austerity (tapas), wisdom, and steadfast vows—embodied here by Babhru, whose merit becomes a cause for others’ elevation.

Who is Babhru as described in this verse?

Babhru is praised as “devāvṛdha,” one who increases or strengthens the gods, and as a model of dharma—committed to yajña, dāna, tapas, and firm vows.

What is the ethical lesson emphasized in this shloka?

The verse highlights disciplined virtue: consistent religious duty, generosity, austerity, and unwavering commitment to vows are presented as spiritually transformative and uplifting for oneself and others.