Shloka 12

Dharmāṅgada’s Conquest of the Directions

Devanagari script

साधितानि मया कृच्छ्रात्सप्तद्वीपानि भूपते । करदानिसमस्तानि कृतानि तव तेजसा ॥ १२ ॥

Transliteration

sādhitāni mayā kṛcchrātsaptadvīpāni bhūpate | karadānisamastāni kṛtāni tava tejasā || 12 ||

Translation

ഹേ ഭൂപതേ, മഹാകഷ്ടത്തോടെ ഞാൻ സപ്തദ്വീപങ്ങളെ കീഴടക്കി; നിങ്ങളുടെ തേജസ്സിന്റെ ശക്തിയാൽ അവരെല്ലാം കരവും കാഴ്ചയും അടയ്ക്കുന്നവരാക്കി.

Word by Word

• साधितानि: accomplished/secured
• साधितानि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: साध् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle, क्त); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन — Neuter, Nom/Acc, Plural; predicate to सप्तद्वीपानि

• मया: by me
• मया: Kartr̥ (कर्ता/agent in passive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया, एकवचन — Instrumental, Singular (1st person pronoun)

• कृच्छ्रात्: with difficulty
• कृच्छ्रात्: Hetu/Prakara (हेतु/प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कृच्छ्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-निष्पन्न/क्रियाविशेषण (adverbial ablative used as indeclinable) — ‘with difficulty’

• सप्तद्वीपानि: the seven islands/continents
• सप्तद्वीपानि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सप्त + द्वीप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्विगु-समास (numerical compound); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन — Neuter, Nom/Acc, Plural

• भूपते: O king
• भूपते: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूपति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/सम्बोधन), एकवचन — Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• करदानि: tributes/taxes
• करदानि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर + दान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (tax-giving/tribute); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन — Neuter, Nom/Acc, Plural

• समस्तानि: all/entire
• समस्तानि: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: समस्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन — Neuter, Nom/Acc, Plural; विशेषण of करदानि

• करदानि-समस्तानि: all the tributes
• करदानि-समस्तानि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: करदानि + समस्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय (appositional: ‘all tributes’); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन — Neuter, Nom/Acc, Plural

• कृतानि: made/done
• कृतानि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle, क्त); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन — Neuter, Nom/Acc, Plural; predicate to करदानि

• तव: your
• तव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी, एकवचन — Genitive, Singular

• तेजसा: by (your) power
• तेजसा: Karana (करण/तृतीया)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तेजस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन — Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

Speaker

Unspecified courtier/commander addressing the king (bhūpati)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: vira (heroic)

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Bhūpati (King)
• Sapta-dvīpa (Seven continents)

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in Narada Purana?

It frames political conquest and order as ultimately dependent on tejas (divinely sanctioned royal potency), reminding that worldly sovereignty is sustained by dharma-aligned power rather than mere personal effort.

How does this verse explain the path of devotion (Bhakti)?

Bhakti is not stated directly here, but the verse implies that success is attributed to a higher, radiant power (tejas) associated with righteous kingship; in Purāṇic context, such tejas is commonly upheld through devotion, worship, and dharmic conduct.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedāṅga is taught in this line; however, it reflects rajadharma administration—collection of kara (tax/tribute)—which in practice aligns with dharmaśāstra-based governance rather than a technical Vedāṅga topic like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa.