Shloka 13

भूमिदान-प्रसङ्गः । काश्यपी-पृथिवी तथा उतथ्य-वरुण-संवादः

Land-gift episode; Pṛthivī Kāśyapī; Utathya–Varuṇa dispute

Devanagari script

ऋषीणां देवतानां च पितृणां चैव नित्यदा । भवत्यभिमत: श्रीमान्‌ धर्मेषु प्रयतः सदा

Transliteration

ṛṣīṇāṁ devatānāṁ ca pitṝṇāṁ caiva nityadā | bhavaty abhimataḥ śrīmān dharmeṣu prayataḥ sadā ||

Translation

ఎవడు ఎల్లప్పుడూ ధర్మంలో ప్రయత్నశీలుడై ఉంటాడో, వాడు ఋషులు, దేవతలు, పితరులకు నిత్య ప్రియుడూ ఆమోదనీయుడూ అవుతాడు. అతడు శ్రీ-సంపన్నుడై ధర్మాచరణంలో అచంచలంగా నిలుస్తాడు.

Word by Word

• ऋषीणाम्: of sages
• ऋषीणाम्: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषि
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• देवतानाम्: of deities
• देवतानाम्: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवता
• Form: Feminine, Genitive, Plural

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

• पितृणाम्: of ancestors (pitṛs)
• पितृणाम्: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

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

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

• नित्यदा: always
• नित्यदा: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्यदा

• भवति: becomes/is
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू
• Form: Present, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• अभिमतः: dear/approved (by)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अभिमत
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• श्रीमान्: prosperous/fortunate
• श्रीमान्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्रीमत्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• धर्मेषु: in dharmas / in righteous duties
• धर्मेषु: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्म
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Plural

• प्रयतः: striving/intent, disciplined
• प्रयतः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रयत
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सदा: always
• सदा: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा

Speaker

स्कन्द उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Skanda
• Ṛṣis
• Devatās
• Pitṛs

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Steady commitment to dharma makes a person worthy of honor from sages, gods, and ancestors, and it brings lasting prosperity and moral steadfastness.

What is happening in the narrative?

Skanda is instructing about the fruits of righteous conduct: the dharma-practitioner gains approval and reverence from higher orders (ṛṣis, devatās, pitṛs) and remains continually inclined toward dharma.