Shloka 42

Devanagari script

यत्ते भिन्नं च दग्धं च यच्च किंचिद्‌ विनाशितम्‌ । सर्व तथैव द्रष्टासि विशिष्ट वा जनार्दन

Transliteration

yat te bhinnaṃ ca dagdhaṃ ca yac ca kiṃcid vināśitam | sarvaṃ tathaiva draṣṭāsi viśiṣṭaṃ vā janārdana ||

Translation

വായു പറഞ്ഞു—ഹേ ജനാർദന! നിന്റെതിൽ ഞാൻ തകർത്തതും കത്തിച്ചതും ഏതുവിധേനയും നശിപ്പിച്ചതുമായ എല്ലാം നീ മുൻപുപോലെതന്നെ, അല്ലെങ്കിൽ അതിലും ഉത്തമമായ നിലയിൽ, സുരക്ഷിതമായി കാണും.

Word by Word

• यत्: whatever (that which)
• यत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• ते: of you/your
• ते: Sambandha
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: त्वद्
• Form: —, Genitive, Singular

• भिन्नम्: broken, shattered
• भिन्नम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भिन्न
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• दग्धम्: burnt
• दग्धम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दग्ध
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• यत्: and whatever (that which)
• यत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• किंचित्: anything, something
• किंचित्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: किम् + चित्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• विनाशितम्: destroyed
• विनाशितम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विनाशित
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• सर्वम्: all (of that)
• सर्वम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun/Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• तथा: thus, in the same way
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• एव: indeed, just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• द्रष्टासि: you will see
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश्
• Form: Periphrastic Future (Lुट्), 2, Singular, Parasmaipada

• विशिष्टम्: excellent, superior
• विशिष्टम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विशिष्ट
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• वा: or
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा

• जनार्दन: O Janārdana (Krishna)
• जनार्दन: Sambodhana
• Type: Noun (Proper)
• Root: जनार्दन
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

वायुदेव उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vāyudeva
• Janārdana (Kṛṣṇa/Viṣṇu)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse conveys divine reassurance: even when loss or damage occurs through powerful forces, what belongs to the righteous and is under divine protection can be restored—sometimes improved—highlighting grace and the safeguarding of what is truly meant to endure.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vāyudeva addresses Janārdana, acknowledging that he has caused damage—breaking, burning, or destroying certain possessions—and promises that Janārdana will behold everything returned to its former state or better, functioning as a pledge of restoration.