Shloka 15
Devanagari script
महाभाग्यं पुरा राज्ञां कीर्त्यमानं मया शृणु
Transliteration
mahābhāgyaṃ purā rājñāṃ kīrtyamānaṃ mayā śṛṇu
Translation
महाभाग्यं पुरा राज्ञां कीर्त्यमानं मया शृणु।
Word by Word
महाभाग्यम्great good fortune
महाभाग्यम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootमहाभाग्य
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
पुराformerly, in the past
पुरा:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपुरा
राज्ञाम्of kings
राज्ञाम्:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootराजन्
FormMasculine, Genitive, Plural
कीर्त्यमानम्being celebrated/being recounted
कीर्त्यमानम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootकीर्तय्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular, शानच् (present passive participle), Passive
मयाby me
मया:
Karana
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
Form—, Instrumental, Singular
शृणुhear, listen
शृणु:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootश्रु
Formलोट् (imperative), Second, Singular, परस्मैपदम्
Speaker
वायुदेव उवाच
Characters & Entities
V
Vāyudeva (Wind-god)K
kings (rājāḥ, generic)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse frames a didactic exemplum: true “great fortune” for rulers is something earned and remembered through praiseworthy conduct, implying that royal prosperity is ethically grounded in dharma and becomes a model for later generations.
Vāyudeva begins a discourse by inviting the listener to hear an ancient, widely celebrated account about the great fortune of kings—signaling the start of a story or illustration meant to instruct on righteous rule and its rewards.