Shloka 95

Slaying of Andhaka; Hymn to the Sun; Glory of Brahmins; Gayatri Nyasa and Pranayama

Devanagari script

पुलस्त्य उवाच । एभिर्गुणैर्युतः श्रीमान्सदैवब्राह्मणो भुवि । त्रैलोक्ये तु सदा मेध्यो विप्रदेवो युगेयुगे

Transliteration

pulastya uvāca | ebhirguṇairyutaḥ śrīmānsadaivabrāhmaṇo bhuvi | trailokye tu sadā medhyo vipradevo yugeyuge

Translation

Pulastya berkata: Dengan sifat-sifat mulia ini, dia sentiasa gemilang sebagai seorang brāhmaṇa di bumi; di tiga alam dia tetap suci dan layak—bagaikan dewa dalam kalangan para resi, dari yuga ke yuga.

Word by Word

• पुलस्त्यः: Pulastya
• पुलस्त्यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुलस्त्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; Nominative singular

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद; ‘said’

• एभिः: with these
• एभिः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंस, तृतीया, बहुवचन; Instrumental plural (with these)

• गुणैः: qualities
• गुणैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; Instrumental plural (qualities)

• युतः: endowed
• युतः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √युज् (धातु) → युत (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘endowed/connected’

• श्रीमान्: prosperous
• श्रीमान्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्रीमत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; possessive adjective ‘having prosperity’

• सदैव: always
• सदैव: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा-एव (अव्यय-समाहार)
• Form: अव्यय; ‘सदा’ (always) + ‘एव’ (indeed) → ‘always indeed’

• ब्राह्मणः: a Brahmin
• ब्राह्मणः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; Nominative singular

• भुवि: on earth
• भुवि: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भू (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; Locative singular (on earth)

• त्रैलोक्ये: in the three worlds
• त्रैलोक्ये: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रै-लोक्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; ‘त्रि’ (three) + ‘लोक्य’ (worlds) = द्विगु; Locative singular (in the three worlds)

• तु: indeed/but
• तु: Sambandha/Particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात; contrast/emphasis

• सदा: always
• सदा: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय (adverb of time)

• मेध्यः: pure
• मेध्यः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मेध्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘pure/fit for sacrifice’

• विप्रदेवः: a Brahmin who is (like) a god
• विप्रदेवः: Pratijna/Predicate-noun (प्रथमा)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र-देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘विप्रः एव देवः’ इति कर्मधारय; Nominative singular (a Brahmin-god)

• युगे: in an age
• युगे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; Locative singular (in an age)

• युगे: in (each) age
• युगे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; repeated for distributive sense

Speaker

Pulastya

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: vira

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: एभिः+गुणैः → एभिर्गुणैः; गुणैः+युतः → गुणैर्युतः; श्रीमान्+सदैव → श्रीमान्सदैव; सदा+एव → सदैव; युगे+युगे (पुनरुक्ति) distributive ‘age after age’.

Characters & Entities

• Pulastya
• Brāhmaṇa
• Trailokya

FAQs

What is the central message of this verse?

It praises a person (specifically a brāhmaṇa) who embodies certain virtues, describing him as consistently pure (medhya) and honored across the three worlds in every age.

What does “vipradeva” imply in this context?

Vipradeva literally means “a god among vipras (brāhmaṇas/sages),” indicating exceptional sanctity, learning, and reverence accorded to such a person.

What ethical lesson does the verse convey?

Status is validated by character: enduring honor comes from sustained virtues and ritual-moral purity, not merely from birth or title.