Shloka 28

Varuṇābhiṣeka–Agni-anveṣaṇa–Kaubera-tīrtha

Varuṇa’s Consecration; Search for Agni; Kaubera Sacred Site

Devanagari script

पशुदा वित्तदा चैव सुखदा च महायशा: । पयोदा गोमहिषदा सुविशाला च भारत

Transliteration

paśudā vittadā caiva sukhadā ca mahāyaśāḥ | payodā gomahiṣadā suviśālā ca bhārata

Translation

வைசம்பாயனர் கூறினார்—ஓ பாரதா! அவை மாடுபசுக்களை அளிப்பவை, செல்வம் அளிப்பவை, இன்பம் அளிப்பவை; பெரும் புகழுடையவை. அவை பால் தருகின்றன, பசு-எருமை கூட்டங்களைப் பெருக்குகின்றன, மேலும் மிகப் பரந்தும் உறுதியான உடலமைப்பும் உடையவை.

Word by Word

• पशुदा: giver of cattle/animals
• पशुदा: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पशु-द (दा)
• Form: feminine, nominative, singular

• वित्तदा: giver of wealth
• वित्तदा: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वित्त-द (दा)
• Form: feminine, nominative, singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• एव: indeed/just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• सुखदा: giver of happiness/comfort
• सुखदा: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुख-द (दा)
• Form: feminine, nominative, singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• महायशाः: of great fame/glory
• महायशाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महायशस्
• Form: feminine, nominative, singular

• पयोदा: giver of milk
• पयोदा: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पयस्-द (दा)
• Form: feminine, nominative, singular

• गोमहिषदा: giver of cows and buffaloes
• गोमहिषदा: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गो-महिष-द (दा)
• Form: feminine, nominative, singular

• सुविशाला: very large/broad
• सुविशाला: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुविशाल
• Form: feminine, nominative, singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• भारत: O Bharata (descendant of Bharata)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भारत
• Form: masculine, vocative, singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Bhārata (Janamejaya)
• cows (go)
• buffaloes (mahiṣa)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse praises cows as a dharmic source of sustenance and prosperity—supporting livelihood (livestock), wealth, and comfort—thereby implying the ethical value of protecting and gifting such life-supporting resources in accordance with dāna-dharma.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana, narrating to King Janamejaya, describes the qualities and benefits of cows (notably their milk and their role in increasing herds), in a context that highlights their esteemed status and the merit associated with their possession or gifting.