Shloka 2

Nārada Instructs Dakṣa’s Sons; Allegory of the World; Dakṣa Curses Nārada

Devanagari script

अपृथग्धर्मशीलास्ते सर्वे दाक्षायणा नृप । पित्रा प्रोक्ता: प्रजासर्गे प्रतीचीं प्रययुर्दिशम् ॥ २ ॥

Transliteration

apṛthag-dharma-śīlās te sarve dākṣāyaṇā nṛpa pitrā proktāḥ prajā-sarge pratīcīṁ prayayur diśam

Translation

ข้าแต่มหาราช! บุตรทั้งหลายของทักษะล้วนมีความประพฤติและธรรมะคล้ายกัน อ่อนน้อมต่อคำสั่งบิดา ครั้นบิดาสั่งให้ก่อกำเนิดประชา พวกเขาก็เดินทางไปทางทิศตะวันตก

Synonyms

• अपृथग्धर्मशीलाः: of undivided/common righteous conduct
• अपृथग्धर्मशीलाः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अ + पृथक् + धर्म + शील (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास (अपृथग्-धर्म-शीलाः = having non-different/common dharma and conduct), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta (कर्ता/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• दाक्षायणाḥ: sons of Dakṣa
• दाक्षायणाḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दाक्षायण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• नृप: O king
• नृप: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन

• पित्रा: by (their) father
• पित्रा: Karana (करण/Instrument or agent in passive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन

• प्रोक्ताः: having been instructed
• प्रोक्ताः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject in passive description)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + वच् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (Past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• प्रजासर्गे: in the creation of progeny
• प्रजासर्गे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Context)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रजा + सर्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (प्रजानां सर्गः), पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• प्रतीचीम्: western
• प्रतीचीम्: Karma (कर्म/Object qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रतीची (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; दिशम् इति विशेषण

• प्रययुः: went forth
• प्रययुः: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, बहुवचन, परस्मैपद; उपसर्ग: प्र-

• दिशम्: direction
• दिशम्: Karma (कर्म/Goal)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिश् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Characters & Entities

• Dakṣa
• Dākṣāyaṇas (sons of Dakṣa)
• King Parīkṣit

FAQs

What does Srimad Bhagavatam say about Daksha’s sons and their mission of creating progeny?

This verse states that Daksha’s sons were uniform in character and, on their father’s instruction to produce progeny, they departed toward the western direction to carry out that task.

Why did Śukadeva Gosvāmī mention that the sons of Dakṣa were ‘apṛthag-dharma-śīlāḥ’ (of the same disposition)?

It highlights their collective, unified mindset and obedience, setting the scene for how a whole group responds similarly within the unfolding narrative of creation and instruction.

What is a practical lesson from this shloka for modern life?

Shared values and unified purpose make collective efforts effective; when guidance is accepted and a clear goal is set, a group can move decisively in one direction.