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Shloka 27

Adhyaya 19Kartavirya Arjuna at Dattatreya’s Ashram: Boons, Sovereignty, and Vaishnava Praise

अनष्टद्रव्यता चासीत्तस्मिन् शासति पार्थिवे ।

तेनेष्टं बहुभिर्यज्ञैः समाप्तवरदक्षिणैः ॥

anaṣṭadravyatā cāsīt tasmin śāsati pārthive / teneṣṭaṃ bahubhiryajñaiḥ samāptavaradakṣiṇaiḥ

ఆ రాజు పాలించినప్పుడు ధననష్టం ఏదీ ఉండేది కాదు. అనేక యజ్ఞాలు సమ్యకంగా నిర్వహించబడ్డాయి; అవి ఉత్తమ దక్షిణలతో సంపూర్ణమయ్యాయి।

अनष्टद्रव्यताnon-loss of property/prosperity
अनष्टद्रव्यता:
कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootअनष्ट + द्रव्य + ता (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; नञ्-तत्पुरुष: अनष्टं द्रव्यं यस्य/यत्र सा (state of no loss of wealth)
and
:
सम्बन्ध (connector)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; समुच्चय (and)
आसीत्was
आसीत्:
क्रिया (Verb)
TypeVerb
Rootअस् (धातु)
Formलङ्-लकार (Imperfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद
तस्मिन्in him/under him
तस्मिन्:
अधिकरण (Adhikarana/Locative)
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन
शासतिwhile ruling
शासति:
अधिकरण (Locative absolute-like: during his ruling)
TypeVerb
Rootशास् (धातु)
Formवर्तमान-कृदन्त (present active participle शतृ), पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘while ruling’
पार्थिवेin/under the king
पार्थिवे:
अधिकरण (Adhikarana/Locative; apposition to तस्मिन्)
TypeNoun
Rootपार्थिव (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन
तेनby him
तेन:
करण (Karana/Instrument; agent in passive sense)
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/तृतीया), एकवचन
इष्टम्(sacrifice) was performed
इष्टम्:
कर्म (Karma; thing done)
TypeVerb
Rootयज् (धातु)
Formक्त-प्रत्यय (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘sacrifice was performed’
बहुभिःby many
बहुभिः:
विशेषण (modifier of यज्ञैः)
TypeAdjective
Rootबहु (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन
यज्ञैःwith sacrifices
यज्ञैः:
करण (Karana/Instrument: by means of sacrifices)
TypeNoun
Rootयज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन
समाप्तवरदक्षिणैःwith properly completed excellent sacrificial gifts
समाप्तवरदक्षिणैः:
विशेषण (modifier of यज्ञैः)
TypeAdjective
Rootसमाप्त + वर + दक्षिणा (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; यज्ञ-विशेषण; तत्पुरुष: समाप्ता वरदक्षिणा येषां ते (having excellent fees duly completed)
Jaḍa (narrator)

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Good governanceEconomic securityVedic sacrifice cultureDana and ritual patronage

FAQs

Dharmic rule yields social trust: when theft/loss disappears, resources flow into yajña and dāna. Prosperity is portrayed not as hoarding but as enabling public religious and charitable acts.

Vaṃśānucarita with dharma/ācāra coloration: the king’s reign is evaluated by security and ritual flourishing.

‘No loss of property’ can symbolize inner steadiness (non-dissipation of vital energies); ‘many yajñas’ then represent disciplined offerings of life-energies into higher purpose.