Shloka 128

The Greatness of Puṣkara: Tripuṣkara Pilgrimage, Sacred Geography, and the Doctrine of Self-Restraint

Devanagari script

इदं च समनुप्राप्तं लोकानां भयमुत्तम् । जानीमो न च केनैते वध्यंते ब्राह्मणा निशि

Transliteration

idaṃ ca samanuprāptaṃ lokānāṃ bhayamuttam | jānīmo na ca kenaite vadhyaṃte brāhmaṇā niśi

Translation

इदानीं च लोकानां भयमुत्तमं समनुप्राप्तम्। न जानीमः केनैतॆ ब्राह्मणाः निशि वध्यन्ते॥

Word by Word

• idam: this
• idam: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun, Neuter, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction

• samanuprāptam: has arrived/befallen
• samanuprāptam: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: āp (with sam + anu + pra) (धातु)
• Form: Past Passive Participle (Kta), Neuter, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• lokānām: of the worlds/people
• lokānām: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: loka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Plural

• bhayam: fear/danger
• bhayam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• uttamam: great/extreme
• uttamam: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: uttama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (Text has 'uttam', corrected to 'uttamam')

• jānīmaḥ: we know
• jānīmaḥ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: jñā (धातु)
• Form: Lat Lakara (Present), Parasmaipada, Uttama Purusha (1st), Plural

• na: not
• na: Nishedha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle of negation

• kena: by whom
• kena: Karta (Agent in passive/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kim (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun, Masculine, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular

• ete: these
• ete: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun, Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural

• vadhyante: are being killed
• vadhyante: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: han (vadh) (धातु)
• Form: Lat Lakara (Present), Passive (Karmani), Prathama Purusha (3rd), Plural

• brāhmaṇāḥ: Brahmanas
• brāhmaṇāḥ: Karma (Object in passive/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brāhmaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural

• niśi: at night
• niśi: Adhikarana (Time/काल)
• Type: Noun
• Root: niśā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular

Speaker

Unspecified (narrative voice within the chapter; exact speaker not provided in the input)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhayanaka

Secondary Rasa: karuna

Geographic Context

Type: city

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: bhayamuttam -> bhayam + uttamam (inferred); kenaite -> kena + ete

Characters & Entities

• Brāhmaṇas

FAQs

What situation is described in this verse?

It describes a public crisis: a widespread, “supreme” fear has arisen because brāhmaṇas are being killed at night, and the perpetrators are unknown.

What ethical concern does the verse highlight?

It highlights the breakdown of dharma and social safety—especially the grave wrongdoing of harming brāhmaṇas—and the urgency of restoring protection and justice.

Does the verse identify who is responsible for the killings?

No. The verse explicitly states that the speakers do not know who is killing the brāhmaṇas at night, emphasizing uncertainty and alarm.