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Shloka 43

ब्राह्मणपूजायां व्युष्टिः — Vyuṣṭi (Merit-Outcome) of Honoring Brāhmaṇas: Kṛṣṇa and Durvāsā

श्रद्धेयः कथितो हार्थ: सज्जनश्रवर्ण गत: । चिरं तिष्ठति मेदिन्यां शैले लेख्यामिवार्पितम्‌

śraddheyaḥ kathito hārthaḥ sajjanaśravaṇa-gataḥ | ciraṁ tiṣṭhati medinyāṁ śaile lekhyeva ārpitaḥ ||

Vāyu disse: “Uma palavra digna de confiança, uma vez proferida e acolhida aos ouvidos dos virtuosos, perdura por muito tempo sobre a terra—como uma inscrição gravada na pedra. Ó grandes sábios, vossa presença é divina como a dos deuses. Embora existam coisas prodigiosas e celestes no céu ou na terra que nem vós vistes, eu as contemplo diretamente. A onisciência é minha excelente natureza; não é obstruída em parte alguma. E a soberania que há em mim não me parece algo assombroso. Ainda assim, o que é dito e ouvido entre os bons permanece firme e duradouro.”

श्रद्धेयःworthy of faith/credible
श्रद्धेयः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootश्रद्धेय
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
कथितःsaid/told
कथितः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootकथ्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular, Past passive participle (क्त)
indeed/for emphasis
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
अर्थःmatter/meaning/topic
अर्थः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअर्थ
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
सज्जनश्रवणगतःhaving reached the hearing/ears of good people
सज्जनश्रवणगतः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootसज्जन-श्रवण-गत
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular, Past participial adjective (गत, from गम्)
चिरम्for a long time
चिरम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootचिर
तिष्ठतिstands/remains
तिष्ठति:
TypeVerb
Rootस्था
FormPresent, Indicative, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
मेदिन्याम्on the earth
मेदिन्याम्:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootमेदिनी
FormFeminine, Locative, Singular
शैलेon a rock/stone
शैले:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootशैल
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
लेख्याम्a line/inscription
लेख्याम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootलेख्या
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
इवlike/as if
इव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव
अर्पितम्placed/inscribed/affixed
अर्पितम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootअर्प्
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular, Past passive participle (क्त)

वायुदेव उवाच

V
Vāyudeva (Wind-god)
M
Mahārṣis (great seers)
D
Dyuloka (heaven)
M
Medinī/Pṛthivī (earth)
Ś
Śaila (stone/rock)

Educational Q&A

Words that are trustworthy and taken up by virtuous listeners gain lasting force in the world; moral authority is strengthened when truth is spoken and received among the good, becoming enduring like writing carved in stone.

Vāyudeva addresses great seers, praising their divine presence and briefly noting his own unobstructed knowledge and power; he then emphasizes that even beyond divine perception, the testimony preserved among noble people remains stable and long-lasting.