Shloka 11

Dharmāṅgada’s Conquest of the Directions

Devanagari script

वस्त्रहर्म्यसुवर्णानां स्वर्गतेरमृतस्य च । दातारो मासयुद्धेन साधितास्तव तेजसा ॥ ११ ॥

Transliteration

vastraharmyasuvarṇānāṃ svargateramṛtasya ca | dātāro māsayuddhena sādhitāstava tejasā || 11 ||

Translation

ହେ ପ୍ରଭୁ, ତୁମ ତେଜରେ ମାସଭରି ତପୋ-ଯୁଦ୍ଧ ଦ୍ୱାରା ବସ୍ତ୍ର, ହର୍ମ୍ୟ ଓ ସୁବର୍ଣ୍ଣର ଦାତାମାନେ—ଏବଂ ସ୍ୱର୍ଗଗତି ଓ ଅମୃତତ୍ୱର ସାଧନ ଦେଉଥିବାମାନେ ମଧ୍ୟ—ସିଦ୍ଧି ପାଇଲେ।

Word by Word

• वस्त्र: cloth/garment
• वस्त्र: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वस्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (stem in compound) — Neuter, Nom/Acc, Singular (as compound member)

• हर्म्य: mansion/palace
• हर्म्य: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हर्म्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (stem in compound) — Neuter, Nom/Acc, Singular (as compound member)

• सुवर्णानाम्: of gold (gold pieces)
• सुवर्णानाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सु-वर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), बहुवचन — Neuter, Genitive, Plural

• वस्त्र-हर्म्य-सुवर्णानाम्: of garments, mansions, and gold
• वस्त्र-हर्म्य-सुवर्णानाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वस्त्र + हर्म्य + सुवर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समाहार-द्वन्द्व (copulative collective), अन्तिमपद-प्राधान्य; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन — Dvandva (collective), Neuter, Genitive, Plural

• स्वर्गतेः: of the path to heaven / of heaven-going
• स्वर्गतेः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वर्ग-गति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (determinative); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन — Feminine, Genitive, Singular

• अमृतस्य: of nectar/immortality
• अमृतस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अमृत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन — Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction) — copulative ‘and’

• दातारः: givers/donors
• दातारः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दातृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन — Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• मासयुद्धेन: by the month-long battle
• मासयुद्धेन: Karana (करण/तृतीया)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मास + युद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (month’s battle / battle for a month); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन — Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• साधिताः: accomplished/secured
• साधिताः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: साध् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle, क्त); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन — Masculine, Nominative, Plural; predicate adjective to दातारः

• तव: of you/your
• तव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी, एकवचन — Genitive, Singular (2nd person pronoun)

• तेजसा: by (your) power/splendour
• तेजसा: Karana (करण/तृतीया)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तेजस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन — Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

Speaker

Narada (addressing the presiding deity praised in the chapter’s mahatmya context)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Narada

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in Narada Purana?

It frames dāna (charity)—such as giving clothing, shelter, and gold—as spiritually potent when empowered by tejas (divine grace/inner splendor) and sustained discipline, culminating in higher attainments like svarga-gati and the aspiration for amṛta (deathlessness).

How does this verse explain the path of devotion (Bhakti)?

The verse implies that the success of meritorious acts is not merely transactional; it is ‘sādhita’ through the Lord’s (or the praised deity’s) tejas—highlighting bhakti as reliance on divine power that perfects one’s vows and gifts.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Ritual discipline is emphasized through the idea of māsa-yuddha (a month-long observance framed as a spiritual campaign), aligning with Kalpa/Vrata practice (procedural dharma) rather than technical Jyotiṣa or Vyākaraṇa in this specific verse.