Padma Purana — Bhumi Khanda, Shloka 106

The Birth of King Pṛthu: Vena’s Fall, the Sages’ Churning, and Earth’s Surrender

Devanagari script

बद्धांजलिपुटाभूत्वा तं पृथुं वाक्यमब्रवीत् । त्राहित्राहीति राजेंद्र सा राजानमभाषत

Transliteration

baddhāṃjalipuṭābhūtvā taṃ pṛthuṃ vākyamabravīt | trāhitrāhīti rājeṃdra sā rājānamabhāṣata

Translation

ນາງປະນົມມືດ້ວຍຄວາມເຄົາລົບ ແລ້ວກ່າວຕໍ່ພຣະປຣິຖຸວ່າ “ຂໍໂຜດຊ່ວຍຂ້າພະເຈົ້າ, ຂໍໂຜດຊ່ວຍຂ້າພະເຈົ້າ!”—ໂອ ຈອມກະສັດ, ນາງໄດ້ກ່າວຕໍ່ພຣະຣາຊາດັ່ງນີ້

Word by Word

• baddhāñjalipuṭā: with folded hands
• baddhāñjalipuṭā: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier of sā)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: baddha (bandh, धातु → क्त) + añjali + puṭa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine) — 'with hands joined in añjali' (बद्धः अञ्जलि-पुटः यस्याः सा)

• bhūtvā: having become
• bhūtvā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/Preceding action)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: bhū (धातु) → bhūtvā (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (gerund/absolutive) — 'having become/being'

• tam: him
• tam: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); पुंलिङ्ग — 'him'

• pṛthum: Pṛthu
• pṛthum: Karma (कर्म/Object; apposition to tam)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pṛthu (प्रातिपदिक; proper noun)
• Form: द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); पुंलिङ्ग — 'Pṛthu'

• vākyam: words
• vākyam: Karma (कर्म/Object of abravīt)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vākya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); नपुंसकलिङ्ग — 'speech/words'

• abravīt: said
• abravīt: Kriyā (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: brū (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular); परस्मैपद — 'said/spoke'

• trāhi: protect!
• trāhi: Kriyā (क्रिया/Verb; addressed request)
• Type: Verb
• Root: trā (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन (Singular); परस्मैपद — 'protect!'

• trāhi: protect!
• trāhi: Kriyā (क्रिया/Verb; addressed request)
• Type: Verb
• Root: trā (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन (Singular); परस्मैपद — repetition for urgency

• iti: thus
• iti: None (अकारक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण-निपात (quotative particle) — 'thus'

• rājendra: O king
• rājendra: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Vocative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rājan + indra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular); पुंलिङ्ग — 'O king of kings' (राज्ञाम् इन्द्र)

• sā: she
• sā: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); स्त्रीलिङ्ग — 'she'

• rājānam: the king
• rājānam: Karma (कर्म/Object of abhāṣata)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rājan (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); पुंलिङ्ग — 'the king'

• abhāṣata: addressed
• abhāṣata: Kriyā (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhāṣ (धातु) with prefix abhi-
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular); आत्मनेपद — 'addressed/spoke to'

Speaker

An unnamed woman/supplicant (sā) addressing King Pṛthu

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: karuna

Secondary Rasa: vira

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: baddhāṃjalipuṭābhūtvā = baddha-añjali-puṭā + bhūtvā (ā + a sandhi); trāhitrāhīti = trāhi + trāhi + iti; rājendra is a tatpuruṣa compound used in vocative.

Characters & Entities

• Pṛthu

FAQs

What is the central action in this verse?

A distressed petitioner, with folded hands, appeals to King Pṛthu for protection, repeating “trāhi trāhi” (“save me, save me”).

How does this verse reflect the king’s dharma in the Padma Purana?

It highlights rājadharma: the ruler is approached as a protector of those in fear or danger, and is expected to respond with safeguarding and justice.

What is the ethical lesson conveyed by the repeated plea “trāhi trāhi”?

It underscores urgency and vulnerability, reminding listeners that power and authority are meant to provide refuge to the helpless.