Varaha Purana 172.48: Adhyaya 172, Shloka 48

The Harm of Destroying a Grove and the Merit of Tree-Planting as Pūrta-Dharma

Devanagari script

राजा दर्शनमात्रेण सन्तुष्टः सोऽब्रवीदिदम् ॥ स्वागतम् ते महाभाग सम्मान्य परिपूज्य च ॥

Sanskrit recitationVaraha Purana 172.48

Transliteration

rājā darśanamātreṇa santuṣṭaḥ so 'bravīd idam || svāgataṃ te mahābhāga sammānya paripūjya ca ||

Translation

രാജാവ് അവനെ കണ്ടതുമാത്രത്തിൽ സന്തുഷ്ടനായി പറഞ്ഞു— “മഹാഭാഗനേ, നിനക്കു സ്വാഗതം”; എന്നും ആദരിച്ച് വിധിപൂർവ്വം പൂജിച്ചു।

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Word by Word

• राजा: the king
• राजा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• दर्शनमात्रेण: by mere sight
• दर्शनमात्रेण: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दर्शन + मात्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति (instrumental/3rd), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (darśanasya mātram)

• सन्तुष्टः: pleased/satisfied
• सन्तुष्टः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्-√तुष् (धातु)
• Form: क्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; भावावस्था (being pleased)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• अब्रवीत्: said
• अब्रवीत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/past), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; वाक्यवस्तु (object of speech)

• स्वागतम्: welcome
• स्वागतम्: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वागत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; आशीर्वचन/सम्बोधनार्थ प्रयोग (welcome!)

• ते: to you
• ते: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी/षष्ठी विभक्ति (dative/genitive), एकवचन; अत्र चतुर्थी (to you)

• महाभाग: O fortunate one
• महाभाग: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाभाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (vocative), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहि (महान् भागः यस्य सः)

• सम्मान्य: having honored
• सम्मान्य: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-√मान् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव; 'having honored'

• परिपूज्य: having duly worshipped
• परिपूज्य: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि-√पूज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव; 'having worshipped/respected'

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चयबोधक

Speaker

Varāha

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Narrative
• Court Culture
• Sanskrit Philology

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It preserves conventional Sanskrit registers of welcome and honor in courtly settings, useful for studying politeness formulas and patron-client narrative structures.

Which geographic location is identified?

No place-name is given in this verse; it is situated within a royal reception scene.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

It promotes hospitality and respectful reception of guests, especially those deemed worthy or arriving with purpose.