Shloka 4

लोकसमुत्पत्ति-वर्णनम् तथा इक्ष्वाकुवंश-प्रशंसा

Cosmogony and Ikshvaku Genealogy as Counsel to Rama

Devanagari script

स वराहस्ततो भूत्वा प्रोज्जहार वसुन्धराम्।असृजच्च जगत्सर्वं सह पुत्रैः कृतात्मभिः।।।।

Transliteration

sa varāhas tato bhūtvā projjahāra vasundharām | asṛjac ca jagat sarvaṃ saha putraiḥ kṛtātmabhiḥ ||

Translation

అనంతరం ఆయన వరాహరూపమై వసుంధరను పైకి ఎత్తి ఉద్ధరించాడు. శుద్ధాత్ములైన, నియమశీలులైన పుత్రులతో కలిసి సమస్త జగత్తును సృష్టించాడు॥

Word by Word

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• वराहः: a boar (as boar-form)
• वराहः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वराह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• ततः: then, thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; काल/क्रमवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (temporal/sequence adverb)

• भूत्वा: having become
• भूत्वा: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), पूर्वकाल (prior action): "having become"

• प्रोज्जहार: lifted up, raised
• प्रोज्जहार: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उद्+√हृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; उपसर्ग: प्र + उद्; परस्मैपद

• वसुन्धराम्: the earth
• वसुन्धराम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसुन्धरा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• असृजत्: created, produced
• असृजत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √सृज् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• जगत्: the world
• जगत्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• सर्वम्: entire, all
• सर्वम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifier) जगत्-शब्दस्य

• सह: together with
• सह: Sahakari (सहकारी)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सहार्थक (with), तृतीया-सहयोगे (governs instrumental)

• पुत्रैः: with (his) sons
• पुत्रैः: Sahakarana (सहकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• कृतात्मभिः: by/with purified (self-controlled) ones
• कृतात्मभिः: Sahakarana (सहकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृतात्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; बहुव्रीहि: कृतः आत्मा येषाम् (whose selves are purified/controlled)

Context

Then he assumed the form of a boar and uplifted the earth and created this world with his progeny of purified souls.

Characters & Entities

• Varāha
• Vasundharā (Earth)

FAQs

What is the core ethical principle (Dharma) in this verse?

Dharma is portrayed as cosmic protection and restoration: the righteous power upholds the world (symbolized by lifting the Earth) and sustains ordered creation.

What is the narrative situation?

In a genealogical-cosmological account, the speaker describes primordial acts of preservation and creation that precede the royal lineage being traced.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Protective strength guided by purity—power exercised for the welfare of the world, alongside self-discipline (kṛtātman).