Shloka 92

Adhyaya 21 — Kuvalayashva’s Descent to Patala and the Rescue of Madalasa

Sanskrit

मत्पूर्वैः ख्यातिमानीतं मया विस्तारितं पुनः ।

पराक्रमवता वीर त्वया तद्वहुलीकृतम् ॥

Transliteration

matpūrvaiḥ khyātimānītaṃ mayā vistāritaṃ punaḥ / parākramavatā vīra tvayā tadvahulīkṛtam

Translation

ငါ့ဘိုးဘွားတို့က ဆောင်ကြဉ်းလာသော ဂုဏ်သတင်းနှင့် ငါက ထပ်မံချဲ့ထွင်ခဲ့သော အရာကို—ရဲရင့်သတ္တိရှိသော သူရဲကောင်းရေ—သင်က ပိုမိုကြီးမားအောင် ထပ်တိုးပေးခဲ့၏။

Word by Word

• मत्-पूर्वैः: by my predecessors
• मत्-पूर्वैः: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मत् (अस्मद्-प्रातिपदिक) + पूर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural; समासः—तत्पुरुष (mat + pūrva = matpūrva, 'those before me')

• ख्यातिम्: fame
• ख्यातिम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ख्याति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• आनीतम्: brought/obtained
• आनीतम्: Karma (कर्म/Patient)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-नी (धातु)
• Form: Past Passive Participle (कृत्—क्त), Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; agrees with (implicit) कर्म/कार्य (i.e., 'brought/obtained')

• मया: by me
• मया: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular

• विस्तारितम्: expanded
• विस्तारितम्: Karma (कर्म/Patient)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-स्तॄ (धातु)
• Form: Past Passive Participle (कृत्—क्त), Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; (fame) 'expanded'

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Adverbial (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (क्रियाविशेषण)

• पराक्रमवता: by (you) the valorous
• पराक्रमवता: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पराक्रमवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular; adjective qualifying त्वया

• वीर: O hero
• वीर: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वीर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Demonstrative pronoun, Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; refers to (that fame/that achievement)

• बहुलीकृतम्: made abundant / greatly increased
• बहुलीकृतम्: Karma (कर्म/Patient)
• Type: Verb
• Root: बहुली-कृ (धातु)
• Form: Past Passive Participle (कृत्—क्त), Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; 'made abundant/increased'

Speakers

• King (father) speaking

Verse Rasa

{ "primaryRasa": "vira", "secondaryRasa": "shanta", "rasaIntensity": 0, "emotionalArcPosition": "", "moodDescriptors": [] }

Key Themes

• Lineage honor
• Intergenerational responsibility
• Kīrti (fame) as dharmic capital
• Valor in service of continuity

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

One should not merely inherit prestige but amplify it through personal excellence; lineage is treated as a trust (ṛṇa-like obligation) to be strengthened by virtue, not passively enjoyed.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana (5 characteristics)?

Vaṃśa/vaṃśānucarita sensibility (lineage and the deeds that sustain it): it reinforces how Purāṇas connect personal dharma to the continuity of family and social order.

What is the esoteric significance?

‘Fame’ can symbolize the luminous residue of dharmic action (puṇya-kīrti). Increasing it implies refining one’s inner radiance so that it becomes a beacon for others.