Shloka 7

Yayāti’s Ascent to Heaven

and Entry into Vaikuṇṭha

Devanagari script

दृष्टोस्माभिरसौ धर्मो दशांगः सत्यवल्लभः । सोमवंशसमुत्पन्नो नहुषस्य महागृहे

Transliteration

dṛṣṭosmābhirasau dharmo daśāṃgaḥ satyavallabhaḥ | somavaṃśasamutpanno nahuṣasya mahāgṛhe

Translation

ଆମେ ସେହି ଧର୍ମକୁ ଦେଖିଛୁ—ଦଶାଙ୍ଗ ଓ ସତ୍ୟର ପ୍ରିୟ—ଯିଏ ସୋମବଂଶରେ ଜନ୍ମି ନହୁଷଙ୍କ ମହାଗୃହରେ ପ୍ରକଟ ହୋଇଛନ୍ତି।

Word by Word

• दृष्टः: seen
• दृष्टः: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• अस्माभिः: by us
• अस्माभिः: Karta (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अहम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, तृतीया, बहुवचन

• असौ: that (one)
• असौ: Karta (Apposition/समनाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अदस् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; दूरवाचक सर्वनाम

• धर्मः: dharma
• धर्मः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• दशाङ्गः: ten-limbed; having ten parts
• दशाङ्गः: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दश (प्रातिपदिक) + अङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः द्विगु (दश अङ्गानि यस्य)

• सत्यवल्लभः: beloved of truth; truth-loving
• सत्यवल्लभः: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सत्य (प्रातिपदिक) + वल्लभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः तत्पुरुष (सत्यस्य वल्लभः)

• सोमवंशसमुत्पन्नः: born in the Lunar dynasty
• सोमवंशसमुत्पन्नः: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सोमवंश (प्रातिपदिक; सोम + वंश, तत्पुरुष) + समुत्पन्न (उत्√पद्/उत्पद् धातु, क्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः तत्पुरुष (सोमवंशे समुत्पन्नः)

• नहुषस्य: of Nahuṣa
• नहुषस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नहुष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• महागृहे: in the great house; in the noble lineage
• महागृहे: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महागृह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; समासः कर्मधारय (महत् + गृहम्)

Speaker

Unspecified (context-dependent; likely a narrator or interlocutor within the Bhūmi-khaṇḍa dialogue tradition)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: vira

Geographic Context

Type: city

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: दृष्टोस्माभिरसौ = दृष्टः + अस्माभिः + असौ; धर्मो = धर्मः (विसर्ग-लोप); सोमवंशसमुत्पन्नो = सोमवंशसमुत्पन्नः (विसर्ग-लोप)

Characters & Entities

• Dharma
• Satya
• Somavaṃśa (Lunar dynasty)
• Nahuṣa

FAQs

Who is Nahuṣa mentioned in this verse?

Nahuṣa is a famed king of the Lunar dynasty (Somavaṃśa) in Purāṇic and epic genealogies, remembered in narratives connected with kingship, merit, and the moral consequences of pride.

What does “daśāṃgaḥ dharmaḥ” (ten-limbed Dharma) imply here?

It indicates Dharma conceived as a complete set of ethical components (a tenfold structure). The verse emphasizes Dharma’s fullness and integrity rather than listing the ten items explicitly.

What is the ethical lesson highlighted in this verse?

The verse links true righteousness with truth (Satya) and with exemplary royal lineage and conduct, implying that Dharma is recognized through lived, observable virtue in noble households.