Shloka 107

The Establishment of Vāmana at Kānyakubja and the Sanctification of Setu

Devanagari script

दशग्रीव विनाशाय भूतिं दातुं विभीषणे । वालिनो निधनं चैव सेतुबंधं च सागरे

Transliteration

daśagrīva vināśāya bhūtiṃ dātuṃ vibhīṣaṇe | vālino nidhanaṃ caiva setubaṃdhaṃ ca sāgare

Translation

Para a destruição de Daśagrīva (Rāvaṇa), para conceder prosperidade a Vibhīṣaṇa, para a morte de Vāli, e também para a construção da ponte sobre o oceano.

Word by Word

• दशग्रीव: (of) Daśagrīva (Rāvaṇa)
• दशग्रीव: Sampradana/Target (Dative goal)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दशग्रीव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative) एकवचन/अर्थे; here with विनाशाय: ‘for the destruction of Daśagrīva’; बहुव्रीहिः: दश ग्रीवाः यस्य (one who has ten necks)

• विनाशाय: for destruction
• विनाशाय: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विनाश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative), एकवचन; प्रयोजनार्थ (for the purpose of)

• भूतिम्: prosperity, fortune
• भूतिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन

• दातुम्: to give
• दातुम्: Prayojana (Purpose/infinitive)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त (Infinitive), ‘to give’

• विभीषणे: to Vibhīṣaṇa
• विभीषणे: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विभीषण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative), एकवचन

• वालिनः: of Vāli
• वालिनः: Sambandha (Of whom)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वालिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), एकवचन

• निधनम्: death
• निधनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निधन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक (conjunction)

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: Emphasis (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारणार्थक (emphatic particle)

• चैव: and indeed
• चैव: Samuccaya/Emphasis
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च + एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय-समुच्चयः; ‘च’ + ‘एव’ sandhi

• सेतुबंधम्: the building of the bridge
• सेतुबंधम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सेतु (प्रातिपदिक) + बन्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन; समासः: सेतोः बन्धः (genitive-tatpurusha)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक (conjunction)

• सागरे: in the ocean
• सागरे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सागर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन

Speaker

Not explicitly specified in the provided excerpt (context needed from Adhyaya 38 narrative frame).

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: vira

Secondary Rasa: raudra

Geographic Context

Type: city

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: चैव → च + एव; सेतुबंधं → सेतु-बन्धम् (समास); overall ellipsis: purposes listed (vināśāya, dātuṃ, nidhanaṃ, setubaṃdham) depend on implied verb (e.g., ‘avatīrṇaḥ’/‘kṛtavān’).

Characters & Entities

• Daśagrīva (Rāvaṇa)
• Vibhīṣaṇa
• Vāli
• Sāgara (Ocean)

FAQs

Why does this Padma Purana verse list events like Rāvaṇa’s destruction and the ocean-bridge?

It functions as a compact remembrance of major divine acts associated with restoring dharma—defeating Rāvaṇa, establishing Vibhīṣaṇa, removing Vāli, and enabling the passage to Laṅkā via the bridge.

What does “bhūtiṁ dātuṁ vibhīṣaṇe” imply about Vibhīṣaṇa’s role?

It implies the bestowal of rightful fortune and authority upon Vibhīṣaṇa—traditionally understood as his elevation to kingship and stability after aligning with dharma.

What ethical lesson is suggested by pairing Vāli’s death with Vibhīṣaṇa’s prosperity?

The verse juxtaposes the removal of obstructive or unrighteous power (Vāli, in the epic frame) with the establishment of righteous governance (Vibhīṣaṇa), presenting a moral arc of correction and restoration.