Shloka 10

ब्राह्मण–क्षत्रिय-श्रेष्ठता-विवादः

Arjuna–Vāyu Dialogue on Brāhmaṇa and Kṣatriya Precedence

Devanagari script

ते मे बलिं प्रतीच्छन्तु बलतेजो5भिवृद्धये । यदा नारायण: श्रीमानुज्जहार वसुंधराम्‌

Transliteration

te me baliṃ pratīcchantu balatejo'bhivṛddhaye | yadā nārāyaṇaḥ śrīmān ujjahāra vasuṃdharām ||

Translation

وہ میری پیش کی ہوئی نذر قبول کریں تاکہ اُن کی قوت اور روحانی جلال میں افزونی ہو—جیسے ایک زمانے میں جلیلُ القدر نارائن نے زمین کو اٹھا لیا تھا۔

Word by Word

• ते: they
• ते: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• मे: of me / my
• मे: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: —, Genitive, Singular

• बलिम्: tribute, offering
• बलिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: बलि
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• प्रतीच्छन्तु: let them accept/receive
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रति-इष् (इच्छ्)
• Form: Imperative (Lot), 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada

• बल: strength
• Type: Noun
• Root: बल
• Form: Neuter, — (stem in compound), —

• तेजः: splendor, vigor
• Type: Noun
• Root: तेजस्
• Form: Neuter, — (stem in compound), —

• अभिवृद्धये: for increase/growth
• अभिवृद्धये: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अभिवृद्धि
• Form: Feminine, Dative, Singular

• यदा: when
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदा

• नारायणः: Narayana (Vishnu)
• नारायणः: Karta
• Type: Noun (Proper)
• Root: नारायण
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• श्रीमान्: glorious, endowed with fortune
• श्रीमान्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्रीमत्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• उज्जहार: lifted up, raised
• Type: Verb
• Root: उद्-हृ
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• वसुंधराम्: the earth
• वसुंधराम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसुंधरा
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

रेणुक उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Reṇukā
• Nārāyaṇa (Viṣṇu)
• Vasundharā (Earth)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse links rightful offering (bali) with the increase of strength and inner radiance, grounding ethical giving in a sacred model: honoring and sustaining others through due tribute is aligned with dharma and supported by divine precedent.

What is happening in the narrative?

Reṇukā expresses a wish that certain recipients accept her offered tribute, invoking the celebrated act of Nārāyaṇa lifting the Earth as an illustrative comparison of divine support and restoration.