Shloka 19

Adhyaya 17 — The Birth of Atri’s Three Sons: Soma, Dattatreya, and Durvasa

Sanskrit

दिव्ये वर्षशते पूर्णे यदा ते न त्यजन्ति तम् ।

तत्प्रीत्या सरसस्तीरे सर्वे मुनिकुमारकाः ॥

Transliteration

divye varṣaśate pūrṇe yadā te na tyajanti tam | tatprītyā sarasas tīre sarve munikumārakāḥ ||

Translation

ପୂର୍ଣ୍ଣ ଶତ ଦିବ୍ୟବର୍ଷ ଅତିବାହିତ ହେଲା ତଥାପି ସେମାନେ ତାଙ୍କୁ ତ୍ୟାଗ କଲେ ନାହିଁ; ତେବେ ସେମାନଙ୍କ ପ୍ରତି ସ୍ନେହରୁ ସେ ସମସ୍ତ ମୁନିବାଳକ ସରୋବରତଟରେ ହିଁ ରହିଲେ।

Word by Word

• दिव्ये: divine
• दिव्ये: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: divya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन; विशेषण (of 'varṣaśate')

• वर्षशते: in (the period of) a hundred years
• वर्षशते: Adhikarana (अधिकरण; time-locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: varṣa + śata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन; (varṣāṇāṃ śatam) 'a hundred years'

• पूर्णे: completed, fulfilled
• पूर्णे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pūrṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन; विशेषण (agreeing with 'varṣaśate')

• यदा: when
• यदा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/temporal link)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yadā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक (temporal conjunction/adverb)

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• न: not
• न: Pratishedha (प्रतिषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध

• त्यजन्ति: they abandon/leave
• त्यजन्ति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: tyaj (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• तत्प्रीत्या: out of love for him
• तत्प्रीत्या: Hetu (हेतु; cause/instrumental)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad + prīti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन; (tasya prītyā) 'out of affection for him'

• सरसः: of the lake
• सरसः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saras (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• तीरे: on the bank
• तीरे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tīra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative), एकवचन

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण (of 'munikumārakāḥ')

• मुनिकुमारकाः: the sage-boys
• मुनिकुमारकाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muni + kumāraka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; (muneḥ kumārakāḥ) 'boys/sons of sages'

Speakers

• Narrator voice within the Purana’s rishi-to-rishi discourse (exact frame-speaker not explicit in these standalone verses)

Verse Rasa

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Primary Deities

• Dattātreya

Key Themes

• Devotion tested over time
• Purāṇic time (divya-varṣa)
• Patience
• Grace responding to steadfastness

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Endurance over ‘divine’ time magnifies the ideal of unwavering commitment. The narrative implies that grace (prīti/anugraha) is drawn forth by sustained sincerity, not quick demand.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana (5 characteristics)?

Touches Manvantara-style sensibility by using divine time-reckoning, but functionally remains Ākhyāna (didactic narrative) under Vaṃśānucarita.

What is the esoteric significance?

‘Hundred divine years’ symbolizes maturation: deep saṃskāras do not dissolve instantly. The teacher’s response comes when the disciple’s resolve stabilizes beyond ordinary time-consciousness.