Shloka 38

Śatrughna’s Entry into Ahicchatrā

Temptation of Sumada and the Goddess’s Boon

Devanagari script

पालयिष्यसि योधैः स्वैर्धनुर्धारिभिरुद्भटैः । ततः पृथिव्यां सर्वत्र भ्रमिष्यसि महामते

Transliteration

pālayiṣyasi yodhaiḥ svairdhanurdhāribhirudbhaṭaiḥ | tataḥ pṛthivyāṃ sarvatra bhramiṣyasi mahāmate

Translation

Ты будешь править под защитой своих доблестных воинов, искусных лучников. Затем, о великомудрый, ты станешь странствовать повсюду по земле.

Word by Word

• पालयिष्यसि: you will protect
• पालयिष्यसि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पालय् (धातु √पाल्, णिच्)
• Form: लृट् (भविष्यत्काल/Future), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• योधैः: by warriors
• योधैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन

• स्वैः: by your own
• स्वैः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (योधैः)

• धनुर्धारिभिः: by bow-bearers
• धनुर्धारिभिः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धनुस् + धारिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (धनुः धारयन्ति ये)

• उद्भटैः: valiant / formidable
• उद्भटैः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उद्भट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (योधैः)

• ततः: then
• ततः: Adverbial (Kriya-visheshana/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; काल/क्रमवाचक (then/thereafter)

• पृथिव्याम्: on the earth
• पृथिव्याम्: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पृथिवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन

• सर्वत्र: everywhere
• सर्वत्र: Adverbial (Kriya-visheshana/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्वत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक (everywhere)

• भ्रमिष्यसि: you will roam
• भ्रमिष्यसि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भ्रम् (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (भविष्यत्काल/Future), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• महामते: O great-minded one
• महामते: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महामति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/vocative), एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारय (महान् मतिः यस्य)

Speaker

Unspecified (context not provided for this single verse)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: vira

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: city

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: स्वैः + धनुर्धारिभिः; धनुर्धारिभिः = धनुस् + धारिन् (तत्पुरुष)।

FAQs

What is the central message of this verse?

It describes a ruler’s strength and stability—supported by brave, bow-armed warriors—and then foretells extensive travel or roaming throughout the earth.

What does “dhanurdhāribhir udbhaṭaiḥ” imply?

It indicates elite, valorous defenders—warriors distinguished by bearing bows—suggesting martial readiness and royal protection.

Is this verse about dharma or conquest?

By itself it is descriptive and predictive: it highlights governance/protection and subsequent wandering. Whether this wandering is pilgrimage, conquest, or duty-driven travel depends on the surrounding narrative context.