Shloka 47

स्वर्गगमनम्, अदितिस्तुतिः-मायातत्त्वम्, तथा पारिजात-प्रसङ्गे इन्द्रयुद्धम्

Devanagari script

कथ्यतां च द्रुतं गत्वा पौलोम्या वचनं मम सत्यभामा वदत्य् एतद् इति गर्वोद्धताक्षरम्

Transliteration

kathyatāṃ ca drutaṃ gatvā paulomyā vacanaṃ mama satyabhāmā vadaty etad iti garvoddhatākṣaram

Translation

“จงไปโดยเร็วและบอกถ้อยคำของข้าต่อเปาลมีว่า ‘สัตยภามากล่าวดังนี้’” ถ้อยคำเหล่านั้นถูกเปล่งด้วยอักษรที่แข็งกร้าวด้วยความทะนงและหยิ่งผยอง

Word by Word

• कथ्यताम्: let (it) be told
• कथ्यताम्: Kriya (Command/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कथ् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (आज्ञार्थ); प्रथमपुरुष; एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि (passive) — 'let it be told'

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक (conjunction)

• द्रुतम्: quickly
• द्रुतम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: द्रुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययवत् प्रयोग; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• गत्वा: having gone
• गत्वा: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु) + त्वा (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund); 'having gone'

• पौलोम्याः: of Paulomī (Śacī)
• पौलोम्याः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पौलोमी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; षष्ठी विभक्ति; एकवचन

• वचनम्: message/words
• वचनम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति; एकवचन

• मम: my
• मम: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी विभक्ति; एकवचन; उत्तमपुरुष सर्वनाम

• सत्यभामा: Satyabhāmā
• सत्यभामा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्यभामा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति; एकवचन

• वदति: says
• वदति: Kriya (Main verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वद् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान); प्रथमपुरुष; एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति; एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (Quotation marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; इति-शब्दः (quotative)

• गर्वोद्धताक्षरम्: (words) swollen with pride
• गर्वोद्धताक्षरम्: Visheshana (Qualifier of 'वचनम्'/implied speech/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + उद्धत (प्रातिपदिक) + अक्षर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति; एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुष — 'गर्वेण उद्धतानि अक्षराणि यस्य' (pride-swollen words)

Speaker

A female speaker in the narrative (Satyabhāmā, as indicated within the verse, issuing a proud message to be conveyed to Paulomī)

Characters & Entities

• Satyabhāmā
• Paulomī

FAQs

What is the significance of pride (garva) in this Vishnu Purana verse?

The verse explicitly marks the speech as “garvoddhata” (inflated with pride), signaling a moral-psychological turning point that often precedes conflict and karmic consequence in Purāṇic storytelling.

How does the Vishnu Purana present dialogue and quoted speech in narrative sections?

It frequently uses direct-quote framing with “iti” and identifies the speaker within the line (here, “Satyabhāmā vadati”), creating a clear messenger-style transmission of statements within courtly or familial episodes.

What is the theological importance of Lord Vishnu in this context?

Even when Vishnu is not named in a given verse, Ansha 4’s lineage narratives are framed within dharma and karmic order ultimately upheld by Vishnu as the sovereign ground of cosmic governance in the Purana’s worldview.