Shloka 41

Akṛtavraṇa’s Account Begins: Gādhi–Satyavatī–Ṛcīka and the Bhārgava Lineage Prelude

Devanagari script

क्षत्रियो ब्राह्म॒णाचारो मातुस्तव सुतो महान्‌ | भविष्यति महावीर्य: साधूनां मार्गमास्थित:,“और तुम्हारी माताका पुत्र क्षत्रिय होकर भी ब्राह्मणोचित आचार-विचारका पालन करनेवाला होगा। वह महापराक्रमी बालक साधु-महात्माओंके मार्गका अवलम्बन करेगा”

Transliteration

kṣatriyo brāhmaṇācāro mātus tava suto mahān | bhaviṣyati mahāvīryaḥ sādhūnāṃ mārgam āsthitaḥ ||

Translation

“మరియు నీ తల్లి కుమారుడు మహానుభావుడు; క్షత్రియుడై పుట్టినా బ్రాహ్మణోచిత ఆచారాన్ని అనుసరిస్తాడు. అతడు మహావీర్యవంతుడై సద్గుణుల మార్గాన్ని ఆశ్రయిస్తాడు.”

Word by Word

• क्षत्रियः: a Kshatriya
• क्षत्रियः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षत्रिय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• ब्राह्मणाचारः: Brahmin-like conduct
• ब्राह्मणाचारः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मणाचार
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• मातुः: of (your) mother
• मातुः: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: मातृ
• Form: Feminine, Genitive, Singular

• तव: your
• तव: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: त्वद्
• Form: —, Genitive, Singular

• सुतः: son
• सुतः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुत
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• महान्: great
• महान्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• भविष्यति: will be
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू
• Form: Simple Future (Luṭ), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• महावीर्यः: of great valor
• महावीर्यः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महावीर्य
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• साधूनाम्: of the good/saints
• साधूनाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: साधु
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• मार्गम्: path
• मार्गम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: मार्ग
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• आस्थितः: having adopted / abiding in
• आस्थितः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-स्था
• Form: क्त (past passive participle, used actively), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

अकृतव्रण उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Akṛtavraṇa
• mother (mātṛ)
• son (suta)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

True nobility is shown by conduct: even a warrior by birth can embody Brāhmaṇa-like virtues—self-control, adherence to righteous norms, and commitment to the path of the good.

What is happening in the narrative?

Akṛtavraṇa delivers a prophetic assurance about a child: the mother’s son will be both powerful and ethically guided, combining Kṣatriya valor with Brāhmaṇa-style disciplined conduct, and will follow the way of the righteous.