Shloka 103

The Manifestation of Viṣṇu’s Footprints: Vāmana–Trivikrama, Bāṣkali’s Subjugation, and the Rise of Viṣṇupadī

Gaṅgā

Devanagari script

एतस्मिन्नेव काले तु वामनः स च वासवः । आगतौ दनुनाथेन प्रेम्णा चैवावलोकितौ

Transliteration

etasminneva kāle tu vāmanaḥ sa ca vāsavaḥ | āgatau danunāthena premṇā caivāvalokitau

Translation

И как раз в то время пришли Вамана и Васава (Индра), и владыка данавов взглянул на них с любовью.

Word by Word

• एतस्मिन्: in this
• एतस्मिन्: Adhikaraṇa (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक-प्रयोग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन (Locative singular)

• एव: just/indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारणार्थक-निपात (emphatic particle)

• काले: at the time
• काले: Adhikaraṇa (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन (Masculine, Locative singular)

• तु: and/but
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विरोध/विशेषार्थक-निपात

• वामनः: Vāmana
• वामनः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वामन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन (Masculine, Nominative singular)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• वासवः: Vāsava (Indra)
• वासवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वासव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• आगतौ: (the two) came/arrived
• आगतौ: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ√गम् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकालिक-कर्तरि-क्त-प्रत्यय (past active participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), द्विवचन (Masculine, Nominative dual)

• दनुनाथेन: by the lord of the Danu-race (Bali)
• दनुनाथेन: Karta (Agent of passive/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दनुनाथ (प्रातिपदिक; दनु + नाथ)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन (Masculine, Instrumental singular)

• प्रेम्णा: with affection
• प्रेम्णा: Hetu/Instrument (करण/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रेमन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन (Neuter, Instrumental singular)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारणार्थक-निपात

• अवलोकितौ: were looked at/received with a glance
• अवलोकितौ: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव√लोक् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकालिक-कर्तरि-क्त-प्रत्यय (past passive/active participle used passively); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), द्विवचन (Masculine, Nominative dual)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narration; specific dialogue speaker not explicit in this single verse)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: city

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: एतस्मिन्नेव = एतस्मिन् + एव; चैवावलोकितौ = च + एव + अवलोकितौ.

Characters & Entities

• Vāmana
• Vāsava (Indra)
• Dānava-nātha (lord of the Dānavas)

FAQs

Who are Vāmana and Vāsava in this verse?

Vāmana is the dwarf incarnation of Viṣṇu, and Vāsava is Indra, the king of the Devas.

Who is the “lord of the Dānavas” mentioned here?

It refers to the leader of the Dānavas (a class of Asuras). The specific name is not given in this single verse.

What is the key narrative emphasis of this shloka?

It highlights a moment of encounter: Vāmana and Indra arrive, and the Dānava leader receives them with a seemingly affectionate gaze—setting a tone of diplomacy or deceptive cordiality depending on the broader episode.