Shloka 51

Protection of Brāhmaṇas

Devanagari script

अथातः स मुनिः श्रेष्ठो ब्राह्मणस्य सुतं च तम् । गृह्य दशपुरं नाम नगरं गतवांस्तदा

Transliteration

athātaḥ sa muniḥ śreṣṭho brāhmaṇasya sutaṃ ca tam | gṛhya daśapuraṃ nāma nagaraṃ gatavāṃstadā

Translation

Kemudian resi yang mulia itu membawa bersama putera brahmana tersebut, lalu pada saat itu juga berangkat ke kota bernama Daśapura.

Word by Word

• atha: then
• atha: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध) / discourse marker
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: Discourse particle (अनन्तरार्थक-अव्यय) = 'then/now'

• ataḥ: thereupon
• ataḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध) / discourse connector
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb/particle (हेतुवाचक/ततः-अव्यय) = 'thereupon/therefore/from there'

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• muniḥ: the sage
• muniḥ: Karta (कर्ता) [apposition to saḥ]
• Type: Noun
• Root: muni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• śreṣṭhaḥ: excellent/best
• śreṣṭhaḥ: Karta (कर्ता) [qualifier of muniḥ]
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śreṣṭha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); superlative sense 'best/excellent'

• brāhmaṇasya: of the Brahmin
• brāhmaṇasya: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (षष्ठीसम्बन्ध) [with sutam]
• Type: Noun
• Root: brāhmaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन)

• sutam: son
• sutam: Karma (कर्म) [object of gṛhya]
• Type: Noun
• Root: suta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध) / coordinator
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चय-निपात) = 'and'

• tam: him
• tam: Karma (कर्म) [in apposition to sutam]
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीyaa), Singular (एकवचन); pronoun referring to the boy

• gṛhya: having taken
• gṛhya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण) / Pūrvakāla (पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: grah (धातु) + ya (ल्यप्/क्त्वा-समकक्ष)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (ल्यप्/क्त्वा-समकक्ष), indeclinable; 'having taken/seized'

• daśapuram: Daśapura (city name)
• daśapuram: Karma (कर्म) [object of gatavān]
• Type: Noun
• Root: daśa (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + pura (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); द्विगु-समास: 'daśānāṃ purāṇām samāhāraḥ/daśa-puram' (proper place-name)

• nāma: named
• nāma: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध) / appositional marker
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nāma (अव्यय)
• Form: Name-indicator particle (नाम-अव्यय) = 'named/called'

• nagaram: city
• nagaram: Karma (कर्म) [apposition]
• Type: Noun
• Root: nagara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); in apposition to daśapuram

• gatavān: went
• gatavān: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gam (धातु) + kta-vat (क्तवत्)
• Form: Past active participle (क्तवत्), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); used as finite-like predicate with saḥ/muniḥ = 'went'

• tadā: then
• tadā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (कालवाचक-अव्यय) = 'then/at that time'

Speaker

Narrator (contextual; not explicitly marked in the verse)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: city

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: athātaḥ = atha + ataḥ; gatavāṃstadā = gatavān + tadā.

Characters & Entities

• muni (sage)
• brāhmaṇa
• brāhmaṇa-putra (brāhmaṇa's son)
• Daśapura

FAQs

What does this verse indicate about movement and place in the Padma Purana?

It advances the narrative through travel, naming Daśapura explicitly and showing how Purāṇic stories often anchor events in recognizable places to structure the plot.

Is Daśapura a historically known location?

Daśapura is widely identified in later historical geography with the region of modern Mandasor (Madhya Pradesh), though Purāṇic usage can blend historical and sacred-geographic layers.

What ethical or thematic point is implied by the sage taking the brāhmaṇa’s son along?

The verse implies guidance and guardianship—an elder spiritual figure leads a younger person, reflecting the Purāṇic theme of instruction through accompaniment and lived experience.