Shloka 12

Devanagari script

त्वया च विपुलं राज्यं बल॑ धर्म श्रुतं तथा । दत्तात्रेयप्रसादेन प्राप्त परमदुर्लभम्‌

Transliteration

tvayā ca vipulaṃ rājyaṃ balaṃ dharma-śrutaṃ tathā | dattātreya-prasādena prāptaṃ paramadurlabham ||

Translation

ଅର୍ଜୁନ କହିଲେ—ତୁମେ ମଧ୍ୟ ପରମ ଦୁର୍ଲଭ ଏମିତି ବିଶାଳ ରାଜ୍ୟ, ବଳ, ଧର୍ମ ଓ ଶାସ୍ତ୍ରଜ୍ଞାନ ପାଇଛ; ସେସବୁ ବିପ୍ରବର ଦତ୍ତାତ୍ରେୟଙ୍କ ପ୍ରସାଦରେ ହିଁ ଲଭ୍ୟ ହୋଇଛି।

Word by Word

• त्वया: by you / through you
• त्वया: Karana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: त्वद्
• Form: —, Tritiya, Eka

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• विपुलम्: vast, abundant
• विपुलम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विपुल
• Form: Napumsaka, Dvitiiya, Eka

• राज्यम्: kingdom, sovereignty
• राज्यम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: राज्य
• Form: Napumsaka, Dvitiiya, Eka

• बलम्: strength, power
• बलम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: बल
• Form: Napumsaka, Dvitiiya, Eka

• धर्मम्: dharma, righteousness
• धर्मम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्म
• Form: Pum, Dvitiiya, Eka

• श्रुतम्: learning, sacred knowledge (what is heard)
• श्रुतम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रुत
• Form: Napumsaka, Dvitiiya, Eka

• तथा: likewise, also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• दत्तात्रेय-प्रसादेन: by the grace of Dattatreya
• दत्तात्रेय-प्रसादेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: दत्तात्रेयप्रसाद
• Form: Pum, Tritiya, Eka

• प्राप्तम्: obtained, attained
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-आप्
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), Napumsaka, Prathama/Dvitiiya, Eka

• परम-दुर्लभम्: supremely hard to obtain
• परम-दुर्लभम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परमदुर्लभ
• Form: Napumsaka, Dvitiiya, Eka

Speaker

अजुन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Arjuna
• Dattātreya

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Worldly attainments—kingdom and strength—are presented as truly rare and valuable when accompanied by dharma-knowledge, and all are attributed to the grace of a realized sage (Dattātreya), emphasizing humility, gratitude, and the ethical grounding of power.

What is happening in the narrative?

Arjuna addresses the listener and acknowledges that the listener’s exceptional gains—sovereignty, power, and dharmic/scriptural learning—were made possible through Dattātreya’s favor, highlighting the role of spiritual patronage in righteous success.