Shloka 74

Vrata–Dāna Compendium at Puṣkara: Puṣpavāhana’s Account and the Ṣaṣṭhī-vrata Purification Rite

Devanagari script

जन्मार्बुदं सुरूपः स्याच्छत्रुभिश्चापराजितः । एतद्वीरव्रतं नाम नराणां च सुखप्रदम्

Transliteration

janmārbudaṃ surūpaḥ syācchatrubhiścāparājitaḥ | etadvīravrataṃ nāma narāṇāṃ ca sukhapradam

Translation

မွေးဖွားခြင်းအနန္တကာလတိုင်အောင် ပုဂ္ဂိုလ်သည် ရုပ်ရည်လှပလာပြီး ရန်သူတို့က မအနိုင်ယူနိုင်ပါ။ ဤသည်ကို “ဝီရ-ဝရတ” ဟုခေါ်၍ လူတို့အား ချမ်းသာပျော်ရွှင်မှု ပေးတော်မူသည်။

Word by Word

• जन्म-अर्बुदम्: a crore of births
• जन्म-अर्बुदम्: कर्म (Karma/Extent)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जन्मन् (प्रातिपदिक) + अर्बुद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति; एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (जन्मनः अर्बुदम्)

• सु-रूपः: handsome
• सु-रूपः: कर्ता-विशेषण (Subject qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय (सुन्दरं रूपं यस्य/सुन्दररूपः); पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; एकवचन

• स्यात्: would be
• स्यात्: क्रिया (Verb/Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative); प्रथमपुरुष; एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• शत्रुभिः: by enemies
• शत्रुभिः: करण/सहकारक (Instrument/Agent in passive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शत्रु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया-विभक्ति; बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Conjunctive)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय

• अपराजितः: undefeated
• अपराजितः: कर्ता-विशेषण (Subject qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अपराजित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति; एकवचन; नञ्-समास/उपपद (a-parājita = not defeated); विशेषणम् (कर्ता)

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति; एकवचन; विशेषणम् (वीरव्रतम्)

• वीर-व्रतम्: the hero-vow
• वीर-व्रतम्: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वीर (प्रातिपदिक) + व्रत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति; एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (वीराणां व्रतम् / वीरस्य व्रतम्)

• नाम: named
• नाम: सम्बन्ध (Naming)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम (अव्यय/निपात)
• Form: निपात (quotative/labeling particle) = “named/called”

• नराणाम्: of men
• नराणाम्: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी-विभक्ति; बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Conjunctive)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय

• सुख-प्रदम्: bestowing happiness
• सुख-प्रदम्: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुख (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (सुखं प्रददाति इति); नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति; एकवचन; विशेषणम् (वीरव्रतम्)

Speaker

Unspecified (narratorial verse within the Adhyāya’s vrata-phala description)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: vira

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: जन्मार्बुदं = जन्म + अर्बुदम्. स्याच्छत्रुभिः = स्यात् + शत्रुभिः (त् + श् → च्छ्). शत्रुभिश्चापराजितः = शत्रुभिः + च + अपराजितः.

FAQs

What is the main promise (phala) of this verse?

It states that observing the vīra-vrata leads to beauty (surūpatva), freedom from defeat by enemies, and overall happiness.

What does “janmārbudam” imply in this context?

It indicates an immense duration—“a crore of births” (or “myriad births”)—emphasizing the long-lasting merit attributed to the vow.

What ethical lesson does this verse convey?

It reinforces the Purāṇic theme that disciplined observances (vratas) are meant to cultivate well-being and protective merit, linking personal conduct with auspicious outcomes.