Shloka 34

Genealogies from Purūravas to the Haihayas; Jayadhvaja’s Vaiṣṇava Resolve, Sage-Adjudication, and the Slaying of Videha

Devanagari script

अथाब्रवीद् राजपुत्रः प्रहसन् वै जयध्वजः / स्वधर्मो मुक्तये पन्था नान्यो मुनिभिरष्यते

Transliteration

athābravīd rājaputraḥ prahasan vai jayadhvajaḥ / svadharmo muktaye panthā nānyo munibhiraṣyate

Translation

मग राजपुत्र जयध्वज हसत म्हणाला—स्वधर्माचे पालन हाच मुक्तीचा मार्ग आहे; याव्यतिरिक्त दुसरा मार्ग मुनी मान्य करीत नाहीत.

Word by Word

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/प्रसङ्ग)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, अनुक्रमसूचक (sequencing particle)

• अब्रवीत्: said
• अब्रवीत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/past), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• राज-पुत्रः: the prince
• राज-पुत्रः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक) + पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (genitive sense: king's son), पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा (Nom/1st), एकवचन

• प्रहसन्: smiling, laughing
• प्रहसन्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र + हस् (धातु) + शतृ (प्रत्यय)
• Form: वर्तमानकर्तरि कृदन्त (Present active participle/शतृ), पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा, एकवचन; क्रियाविशेषणवत् (as concomitant action)

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, निपात (emphatic particle)

• जय-ध्वजः: Jayadhvaja
• जय-ध्वजः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जय (प्रातिपदिक) + ध्वज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (name), पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• स्व-धर्मः: one's own duty
• स्व-धर्मः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व (प्रातिपदिक) + धर्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (one's own duty), पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• मुक्तये: for liberation
• मुक्तये: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे (fem), चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative/4th), एकवचन

• पन्थाः: path
• पन्थाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पथिन्/पन्थान् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा (Nom/1st), एकवचन

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, निषेध (negation particle)

• अन्यः: other
• अन्यः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• मुनिभिः: by sages
• मुनिभिः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, तृतीया (Instr/3rd), बहुवचन

• अष्यते: is desired/accepted
• अष्यते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अश् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन, आत्मनेपद; अर्थः: ‘इच्छ्यते/काम्यते’ (is desired/approved)

Speaker

Jayadhvaja (the prince)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: vira

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Jayadhvaja
• Munis (sages)
• Svadharma
• Mukthi (Moksha)

More Details (3 sections)

FAQs

How does this verse explain the nature of the Supreme Self (Atman)?

It implies that realization of the Self is approached through purification and steadiness gained by svadharma; sages endorse disciplined right action as the practical doorway that prepares one for liberating knowledge.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse foregrounds karma-yoga in a Purāṇic frame: performing one’s ordained duties without deviation as a yogic discipline that stabilizes the mind and supports later contemplative practices taught elsewhere in the Kurma tradition.

How does this verse depict the relationship between Shiva and Vishnu?

Indirectly, it reflects the Kurma Purana’s synthesis: liberation is not presented as sectarian but as grounded in universally accepted dharma, a foundation compatible with both Śaiva (Pāśupata-oriented) and Vaiṣṇava devotional-yogic paths.